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Simple plan space APRIL 2013 MXPX Interview What were Simple Plan like in the early days ? Chapter 4 Book Review & lots more !

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Magazine about Simple Plan, a pop punk band from Canada. Written by fans for fans. Interview with MXPX.

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Simple plan spaceAPRIL 2013

MXPX InterviewWhat were Simple Plan like in the early days

Chapter 4Book

Reviewamp

lots more

Simple Plan Space is in no way affiliated with Simple Plan Warner Music Atlantic Records or Coalition Entertainment This is a magazine made entirely by fans for fans Simple Plan Space is only available online and always for free All the content belongs to their respective writers

THE SIMPLE PLAN SPACE TEAMEditor in Chief Jen Rees

Managing Editor Maddie JaneCopy Editor Leeann

Design Editor Valentine

Writers Jen Maddie Jane Lenore Luke Marly Leeann Kailia Maria Sinja Karoline Nina Rossi Lena Marie Sian Sonia Kelly Caro Erin

Eleanor Rose Nathaniel Valentine Damla and Sophie

Contributors Renee Erin Sue Rossi Brett Jodie Marly Nick Peter LisaGabrielle

Researchers Leeann Sian Jen Maddie Jane Rossi Sue

Publicity Jen Maddie Jane Leeann and Sonia

Photographers Jen Rees Jered Scott Emma Rees Photography Martin LeeannMettalicacom Courtney Sue Gabrielle Lisa Rossi Brett Jodie

Thanks to all Photographers of the photos in this editionIf you think one is yours let me know and I can credit you

Special Thanks to Kelly Mike Marc Gabrielle Leeann Valentine Martin MXPX Nine

Sons of Dan Dylan Joel Melanie Kennedy Simple Plancz Letrsquos Not Pretend The Never Ever Mettalicacom

and my facebook mates

FOLLOW US CONTACT USsimpleplanspacegmailcom

Send us suggestions

Editors note Hi AllThis month has been incredible To kick it off on the first of March was Sound Wave What an awesome day To see Blink Sum and All Time Low (and many other bands) was a great way to start the month Read Leeann and my review and I am sure you will agree it was a great day

It has been on my bucket list for some time to see all the bands mentioned in Grow Up live Well I saw GC last year then Sum and Blink at Sound Wave then the weekend after that was MXPX So a big tick on that list

I hope you enjoy the interview that I did with Mike Herrera and my story of meeting him and being at the Melbourne Concerts It certainly was a highlight of my year and the rest of the band that was with Mike were great as well MXPX fans are just like SP fans Maybe just a few more tattshellipThat weekend I also saw Nine Sons of Dan live and met them thanks to Marc for arranging that

So this edition is full of the usual Reviews and Simple Plan News including an interview with Gabriella who was in the music video for TSSML Once again a huge thank you to those who support me Martin Leeann Maddie and Valentine Without you guys this magazine would not be possible Thanks also to my facebook SP mates you guys know who you are Hope you enjoy this edition PeaceJen

CONTENTS PAGE

24 - Song of the Month26 - Book Review34 - The Felix Award36 - Hockey Night37 - Track by track

6 - MXPX amp Simple Plan 8 - MXPX10 - MXPX Interview20 - MXPX Concert Review

CONTENTS PAGE

5858

58 - March News60 - Twitter Talk62 - Jeff Get To Know

64 - SP Friends News70 - Quiz Quotes72 - Get To Know the Team

40 - Nine Sons of Dan Review44 - Soundwave Review54 - Fan of the Month

I must admit when I first started writing this article the only thing I knew about MXPX was that they were mentioned in Simple Planrsquos song lsquoGrow Uprsquo However I now know the connection between these 2 bands is more than just a line in a song In fact it goes back more than 15 years to their Reset days

Having just produced their first demo lsquoConcernedrsquo (1995) Reset had began a campaign to get their music heard In the Autumn of 1995 the American Label lsquoLook Outrsquo released a compilation album entitled Punk Uprising This was to be Resets and later Simple Plans first real brush with MXPX as both bands fea-tured on this album

In August of 1996 with the financial as-sistance of 2112 Records the guys head-ed to the Morin Heights Studio to record their first album To achieve the best of this recording the band used sound en-gineer Steve Kravac Kravac would lat-er team up with Tooth amp Nail where he produced three of MXPXrsquos full length al-bums including the RIAA gold accredited album lsquoSlowly Going the Way of the Buf-falorsquo (1998) and lsquoLife in Generalrsquo (1996)

MXPXamp Simple Plan

November of 1997 with tension mount-ing between the members of Reset the guys embarked on a 3 week Canadian tour supporting Bracket and headliners MXPX It was in fact on this tour that the friction between band members would come to a head and ultimately lead to Chuck leaving the band and the creation of Simple Plan

Fast forward 7 years and we again see these two great bands cross paths (or should I say share a stage) again This time Simple Plan and MXPX would co-headline a 2 month tour of the US In fact they switched headline duties every night of the tour with both bands playing full sets Running from January to March of 2004 the tour also featured Sugarcult as well as Motion City Soundtrack and Billy Talent on selected dates the tour

In my research for this article I stumbled across the following interview by Xian Ke ndash Quit Your Life and Become a Rock Star (Volume 124 ndash Issue 7 Tuesday Febru-ary 24 2004) in which Yuri Ruley from MXPX and Sebastien talk about living the life of a Rock star You can read it here

In another interview written by Jon Sing-er Lumino Magazine Mike Herrera once said ndash

ldquoIronically a lot of kids worshipping MXPX in the mid-90s are now hit mak-

ers in their own right Itrsquos funny because Simple Plan was in another band called Reset - a couple of the guys were the

drummer and the singer ndash and they opened for us on a Canadian tour years ago And now they start this new band and come back and theyrsquore getting big And itrsquos cool to see like lsquowow these kids

that just opened up for us on a bunch of shows and now theyrsquore making their

own wayrsquordquo

I for one am so glad that they did make it on their own

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

15 year old school friends Mike Her-rera Yuri Ruley and Andy Husted from Bremerton Washington inspired by the Southern California skate punk scene started playing music togetherOriginally calling themselves Magnified Plaid (as a tribute to the original guitaristrsquos fascination with plaid shirts) the guys soon found the name did not fit on the bandrsquos post-ers The name was abbreviated to MP But in Yurirsquos handwriting the full stops looked like ldquoXrdquorsquos and soon the name MXPX stuck

Tooth amp Nail Records were soon on board after the band show-cased their music to the label from Mikersquos parents back yard A year later (with the guys still in high school) their first major album Polinatcha (1994) was released Tom Wisniewski replaced Andy in 1995 when he decided to leave the band to continue his education This period saw MXPX release another two albums with Tooth amp Nails Teenage Politics (1995) and Life in General (1996)

1993-1997

MXPX is an American punk rock band with connections to the Christian punk scene During the past 20 years the band has recorded nine studio albums four EPs four compilation albums and a live album During this time they have also re-

leased over twenty singles as well as a video (come on we are talking a 20 year history here guys) and a DVD

1992

Who is

1997-2004

Signing with major distributor AampM Records saw the re-re-lease of Life in General followed by the release of another two al-bums in conjunction with Tooth amp Nails Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998) and The Ever Passing Moment (2000) Having fulfilled their contractu-al obligations the band part-ed ways with Tooth amp Nails Then in a radical departure from their old sound MXPX re-leased Before Everything amp Af-ter (2003) exclusively with AampM

2005-2006

MXPX signed with SideOneDum-my Records in 2005 after being dropped by AampM and released their 7th studio album Panic In September 2006 having al-lowed the use of their song lsquoMove to Bremertonrsquo on the cities promo-tional website the band received keys to the city from the then May-or Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton On October 24th 2006 SideOne-Dummy Records released lsquoLetrsquos Rockrsquo an album featuring previous-ly unreleased songs re-record-ed b-sides and acoustic demos This was followed on November 21st by Tooth amp Nail Records re-re-leasing the earlier compilation lsquoLet It Happenrdquo as part of a deluxe edi-tion which included a bonus DVD

2007-Present

2007 saw the return to Tooth amp Nails and the release of a six song EP lsquoLeft Coast Punkrsquo This was followed by Punk Rawk Christmas on December 1st 2009 2009 also saw Mike team up with Kris Roe (The Ataris) and drummer Chris Wilson (The Summer ObsessionGood Charlotte) for a MXPX All Stars tour of Japan and South East Asia lsquoBoth Ends Burningrsquo a documenta-ry about the band was released on De-cember 1st 2011 before releasing their ninth studio album Plans Within Plans on April 3rd 2012 and in 2013 have just wrapped up a successful tour of Oz

You can find out more about MXPX as well as a review of their Ozzie tour in this issue of SP Space magazine

Official site

Video

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

Photos by Jered Scott

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 2: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Simple Plan Space is in no way affiliated with Simple Plan Warner Music Atlantic Records or Coalition Entertainment This is a magazine made entirely by fans for fans Simple Plan Space is only available online and always for free All the content belongs to their respective writers

THE SIMPLE PLAN SPACE TEAMEditor in Chief Jen Rees

Managing Editor Maddie JaneCopy Editor Leeann

Design Editor Valentine

Writers Jen Maddie Jane Lenore Luke Marly Leeann Kailia Maria Sinja Karoline Nina Rossi Lena Marie Sian Sonia Kelly Caro Erin

Eleanor Rose Nathaniel Valentine Damla and Sophie

Contributors Renee Erin Sue Rossi Brett Jodie Marly Nick Peter LisaGabrielle

Researchers Leeann Sian Jen Maddie Jane Rossi Sue

Publicity Jen Maddie Jane Leeann and Sonia

Photographers Jen Rees Jered Scott Emma Rees Photography Martin LeeannMettalicacom Courtney Sue Gabrielle Lisa Rossi Brett Jodie

Thanks to all Photographers of the photos in this editionIf you think one is yours let me know and I can credit you

Special Thanks to Kelly Mike Marc Gabrielle Leeann Valentine Martin MXPX Nine

Sons of Dan Dylan Joel Melanie Kennedy Simple Plancz Letrsquos Not Pretend The Never Ever Mettalicacom

and my facebook mates

FOLLOW US CONTACT USsimpleplanspacegmailcom

Send us suggestions

Editors note Hi AllThis month has been incredible To kick it off on the first of March was Sound Wave What an awesome day To see Blink Sum and All Time Low (and many other bands) was a great way to start the month Read Leeann and my review and I am sure you will agree it was a great day

It has been on my bucket list for some time to see all the bands mentioned in Grow Up live Well I saw GC last year then Sum and Blink at Sound Wave then the weekend after that was MXPX So a big tick on that list

I hope you enjoy the interview that I did with Mike Herrera and my story of meeting him and being at the Melbourne Concerts It certainly was a highlight of my year and the rest of the band that was with Mike were great as well MXPX fans are just like SP fans Maybe just a few more tattshellipThat weekend I also saw Nine Sons of Dan live and met them thanks to Marc for arranging that

So this edition is full of the usual Reviews and Simple Plan News including an interview with Gabriella who was in the music video for TSSML Once again a huge thank you to those who support me Martin Leeann Maddie and Valentine Without you guys this magazine would not be possible Thanks also to my facebook SP mates you guys know who you are Hope you enjoy this edition PeaceJen

CONTENTS PAGE

24 - Song of the Month26 - Book Review34 - The Felix Award36 - Hockey Night37 - Track by track

6 - MXPX amp Simple Plan 8 - MXPX10 - MXPX Interview20 - MXPX Concert Review

CONTENTS PAGE

5858

58 - March News60 - Twitter Talk62 - Jeff Get To Know

64 - SP Friends News70 - Quiz Quotes72 - Get To Know the Team

40 - Nine Sons of Dan Review44 - Soundwave Review54 - Fan of the Month

I must admit when I first started writing this article the only thing I knew about MXPX was that they were mentioned in Simple Planrsquos song lsquoGrow Uprsquo However I now know the connection between these 2 bands is more than just a line in a song In fact it goes back more than 15 years to their Reset days

Having just produced their first demo lsquoConcernedrsquo (1995) Reset had began a campaign to get their music heard In the Autumn of 1995 the American Label lsquoLook Outrsquo released a compilation album entitled Punk Uprising This was to be Resets and later Simple Plans first real brush with MXPX as both bands fea-tured on this album

In August of 1996 with the financial as-sistance of 2112 Records the guys head-ed to the Morin Heights Studio to record their first album To achieve the best of this recording the band used sound en-gineer Steve Kravac Kravac would lat-er team up with Tooth amp Nail where he produced three of MXPXrsquos full length al-bums including the RIAA gold accredited album lsquoSlowly Going the Way of the Buf-falorsquo (1998) and lsquoLife in Generalrsquo (1996)

MXPXamp Simple Plan

November of 1997 with tension mount-ing between the members of Reset the guys embarked on a 3 week Canadian tour supporting Bracket and headliners MXPX It was in fact on this tour that the friction between band members would come to a head and ultimately lead to Chuck leaving the band and the creation of Simple Plan

Fast forward 7 years and we again see these two great bands cross paths (or should I say share a stage) again This time Simple Plan and MXPX would co-headline a 2 month tour of the US In fact they switched headline duties every night of the tour with both bands playing full sets Running from January to March of 2004 the tour also featured Sugarcult as well as Motion City Soundtrack and Billy Talent on selected dates the tour

In my research for this article I stumbled across the following interview by Xian Ke ndash Quit Your Life and Become a Rock Star (Volume 124 ndash Issue 7 Tuesday Febru-ary 24 2004) in which Yuri Ruley from MXPX and Sebastien talk about living the life of a Rock star You can read it here

In another interview written by Jon Sing-er Lumino Magazine Mike Herrera once said ndash

ldquoIronically a lot of kids worshipping MXPX in the mid-90s are now hit mak-

ers in their own right Itrsquos funny because Simple Plan was in another band called Reset - a couple of the guys were the

drummer and the singer ndash and they opened for us on a Canadian tour years ago And now they start this new band and come back and theyrsquore getting big And itrsquos cool to see like lsquowow these kids

that just opened up for us on a bunch of shows and now theyrsquore making their

own wayrsquordquo

I for one am so glad that they did make it on their own

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

15 year old school friends Mike Her-rera Yuri Ruley and Andy Husted from Bremerton Washington inspired by the Southern California skate punk scene started playing music togetherOriginally calling themselves Magnified Plaid (as a tribute to the original guitaristrsquos fascination with plaid shirts) the guys soon found the name did not fit on the bandrsquos post-ers The name was abbreviated to MP But in Yurirsquos handwriting the full stops looked like ldquoXrdquorsquos and soon the name MXPX stuck

Tooth amp Nail Records were soon on board after the band show-cased their music to the label from Mikersquos parents back yard A year later (with the guys still in high school) their first major album Polinatcha (1994) was released Tom Wisniewski replaced Andy in 1995 when he decided to leave the band to continue his education This period saw MXPX release another two albums with Tooth amp Nails Teenage Politics (1995) and Life in General (1996)

1993-1997

MXPX is an American punk rock band with connections to the Christian punk scene During the past 20 years the band has recorded nine studio albums four EPs four compilation albums and a live album During this time they have also re-

leased over twenty singles as well as a video (come on we are talking a 20 year history here guys) and a DVD

1992

Who is

1997-2004

Signing with major distributor AampM Records saw the re-re-lease of Life in General followed by the release of another two al-bums in conjunction with Tooth amp Nails Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998) and The Ever Passing Moment (2000) Having fulfilled their contractu-al obligations the band part-ed ways with Tooth amp Nails Then in a radical departure from their old sound MXPX re-leased Before Everything amp Af-ter (2003) exclusively with AampM

2005-2006

MXPX signed with SideOneDum-my Records in 2005 after being dropped by AampM and released their 7th studio album Panic In September 2006 having al-lowed the use of their song lsquoMove to Bremertonrsquo on the cities promo-tional website the band received keys to the city from the then May-or Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton On October 24th 2006 SideOne-Dummy Records released lsquoLetrsquos Rockrsquo an album featuring previous-ly unreleased songs re-record-ed b-sides and acoustic demos This was followed on November 21st by Tooth amp Nail Records re-re-leasing the earlier compilation lsquoLet It Happenrdquo as part of a deluxe edi-tion which included a bonus DVD

2007-Present

2007 saw the return to Tooth amp Nails and the release of a six song EP lsquoLeft Coast Punkrsquo This was followed by Punk Rawk Christmas on December 1st 2009 2009 also saw Mike team up with Kris Roe (The Ataris) and drummer Chris Wilson (The Summer ObsessionGood Charlotte) for a MXPX All Stars tour of Japan and South East Asia lsquoBoth Ends Burningrsquo a documenta-ry about the band was released on De-cember 1st 2011 before releasing their ninth studio album Plans Within Plans on April 3rd 2012 and in 2013 have just wrapped up a successful tour of Oz

You can find out more about MXPX as well as a review of their Ozzie tour in this issue of SP Space magazine

Official site

Video

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

Photos by Jered Scott

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 3: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

FOLLOW US CONTACT USsimpleplanspacegmailcom

Send us suggestions

Editors note Hi AllThis month has been incredible To kick it off on the first of March was Sound Wave What an awesome day To see Blink Sum and All Time Low (and many other bands) was a great way to start the month Read Leeann and my review and I am sure you will agree it was a great day

It has been on my bucket list for some time to see all the bands mentioned in Grow Up live Well I saw GC last year then Sum and Blink at Sound Wave then the weekend after that was MXPX So a big tick on that list

I hope you enjoy the interview that I did with Mike Herrera and my story of meeting him and being at the Melbourne Concerts It certainly was a highlight of my year and the rest of the band that was with Mike were great as well MXPX fans are just like SP fans Maybe just a few more tattshellipThat weekend I also saw Nine Sons of Dan live and met them thanks to Marc for arranging that

So this edition is full of the usual Reviews and Simple Plan News including an interview with Gabriella who was in the music video for TSSML Once again a huge thank you to those who support me Martin Leeann Maddie and Valentine Without you guys this magazine would not be possible Thanks also to my facebook SP mates you guys know who you are Hope you enjoy this edition PeaceJen

CONTENTS PAGE

24 - Song of the Month26 - Book Review34 - The Felix Award36 - Hockey Night37 - Track by track

6 - MXPX amp Simple Plan 8 - MXPX10 - MXPX Interview20 - MXPX Concert Review

CONTENTS PAGE

5858

58 - March News60 - Twitter Talk62 - Jeff Get To Know

64 - SP Friends News70 - Quiz Quotes72 - Get To Know the Team

40 - Nine Sons of Dan Review44 - Soundwave Review54 - Fan of the Month

I must admit when I first started writing this article the only thing I knew about MXPX was that they were mentioned in Simple Planrsquos song lsquoGrow Uprsquo However I now know the connection between these 2 bands is more than just a line in a song In fact it goes back more than 15 years to their Reset days

Having just produced their first demo lsquoConcernedrsquo (1995) Reset had began a campaign to get their music heard In the Autumn of 1995 the American Label lsquoLook Outrsquo released a compilation album entitled Punk Uprising This was to be Resets and later Simple Plans first real brush with MXPX as both bands fea-tured on this album

In August of 1996 with the financial as-sistance of 2112 Records the guys head-ed to the Morin Heights Studio to record their first album To achieve the best of this recording the band used sound en-gineer Steve Kravac Kravac would lat-er team up with Tooth amp Nail where he produced three of MXPXrsquos full length al-bums including the RIAA gold accredited album lsquoSlowly Going the Way of the Buf-falorsquo (1998) and lsquoLife in Generalrsquo (1996)

MXPXamp Simple Plan

November of 1997 with tension mount-ing between the members of Reset the guys embarked on a 3 week Canadian tour supporting Bracket and headliners MXPX It was in fact on this tour that the friction between band members would come to a head and ultimately lead to Chuck leaving the band and the creation of Simple Plan

Fast forward 7 years and we again see these two great bands cross paths (or should I say share a stage) again This time Simple Plan and MXPX would co-headline a 2 month tour of the US In fact they switched headline duties every night of the tour with both bands playing full sets Running from January to March of 2004 the tour also featured Sugarcult as well as Motion City Soundtrack and Billy Talent on selected dates the tour

In my research for this article I stumbled across the following interview by Xian Ke ndash Quit Your Life and Become a Rock Star (Volume 124 ndash Issue 7 Tuesday Febru-ary 24 2004) in which Yuri Ruley from MXPX and Sebastien talk about living the life of a Rock star You can read it here

In another interview written by Jon Sing-er Lumino Magazine Mike Herrera once said ndash

ldquoIronically a lot of kids worshipping MXPX in the mid-90s are now hit mak-

ers in their own right Itrsquos funny because Simple Plan was in another band called Reset - a couple of the guys were the

drummer and the singer ndash and they opened for us on a Canadian tour years ago And now they start this new band and come back and theyrsquore getting big And itrsquos cool to see like lsquowow these kids

that just opened up for us on a bunch of shows and now theyrsquore making their

own wayrsquordquo

I for one am so glad that they did make it on their own

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

15 year old school friends Mike Her-rera Yuri Ruley and Andy Husted from Bremerton Washington inspired by the Southern California skate punk scene started playing music togetherOriginally calling themselves Magnified Plaid (as a tribute to the original guitaristrsquos fascination with plaid shirts) the guys soon found the name did not fit on the bandrsquos post-ers The name was abbreviated to MP But in Yurirsquos handwriting the full stops looked like ldquoXrdquorsquos and soon the name MXPX stuck

Tooth amp Nail Records were soon on board after the band show-cased their music to the label from Mikersquos parents back yard A year later (with the guys still in high school) their first major album Polinatcha (1994) was released Tom Wisniewski replaced Andy in 1995 when he decided to leave the band to continue his education This period saw MXPX release another two albums with Tooth amp Nails Teenage Politics (1995) and Life in General (1996)

1993-1997

MXPX is an American punk rock band with connections to the Christian punk scene During the past 20 years the band has recorded nine studio albums four EPs four compilation albums and a live album During this time they have also re-

leased over twenty singles as well as a video (come on we are talking a 20 year history here guys) and a DVD

1992

Who is

1997-2004

Signing with major distributor AampM Records saw the re-re-lease of Life in General followed by the release of another two al-bums in conjunction with Tooth amp Nails Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998) and The Ever Passing Moment (2000) Having fulfilled their contractu-al obligations the band part-ed ways with Tooth amp Nails Then in a radical departure from their old sound MXPX re-leased Before Everything amp Af-ter (2003) exclusively with AampM

2005-2006

MXPX signed with SideOneDum-my Records in 2005 after being dropped by AampM and released their 7th studio album Panic In September 2006 having al-lowed the use of their song lsquoMove to Bremertonrsquo on the cities promo-tional website the band received keys to the city from the then May-or Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton On October 24th 2006 SideOne-Dummy Records released lsquoLetrsquos Rockrsquo an album featuring previous-ly unreleased songs re-record-ed b-sides and acoustic demos This was followed on November 21st by Tooth amp Nail Records re-re-leasing the earlier compilation lsquoLet It Happenrdquo as part of a deluxe edi-tion which included a bonus DVD

2007-Present

2007 saw the return to Tooth amp Nails and the release of a six song EP lsquoLeft Coast Punkrsquo This was followed by Punk Rawk Christmas on December 1st 2009 2009 also saw Mike team up with Kris Roe (The Ataris) and drummer Chris Wilson (The Summer ObsessionGood Charlotte) for a MXPX All Stars tour of Japan and South East Asia lsquoBoth Ends Burningrsquo a documenta-ry about the band was released on De-cember 1st 2011 before releasing their ninth studio album Plans Within Plans on April 3rd 2012 and in 2013 have just wrapped up a successful tour of Oz

You can find out more about MXPX as well as a review of their Ozzie tour in this issue of SP Space magazine

Official site

Video

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

Photos by Jered Scott

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 4: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

CONTENTS PAGE

24 - Song of the Month26 - Book Review34 - The Felix Award36 - Hockey Night37 - Track by track

6 - MXPX amp Simple Plan 8 - MXPX10 - MXPX Interview20 - MXPX Concert Review

CONTENTS PAGE

5858

58 - March News60 - Twitter Talk62 - Jeff Get To Know

64 - SP Friends News70 - Quiz Quotes72 - Get To Know the Team

40 - Nine Sons of Dan Review44 - Soundwave Review54 - Fan of the Month

I must admit when I first started writing this article the only thing I knew about MXPX was that they were mentioned in Simple Planrsquos song lsquoGrow Uprsquo However I now know the connection between these 2 bands is more than just a line in a song In fact it goes back more than 15 years to their Reset days

Having just produced their first demo lsquoConcernedrsquo (1995) Reset had began a campaign to get their music heard In the Autumn of 1995 the American Label lsquoLook Outrsquo released a compilation album entitled Punk Uprising This was to be Resets and later Simple Plans first real brush with MXPX as both bands fea-tured on this album

In August of 1996 with the financial as-sistance of 2112 Records the guys head-ed to the Morin Heights Studio to record their first album To achieve the best of this recording the band used sound en-gineer Steve Kravac Kravac would lat-er team up with Tooth amp Nail where he produced three of MXPXrsquos full length al-bums including the RIAA gold accredited album lsquoSlowly Going the Way of the Buf-falorsquo (1998) and lsquoLife in Generalrsquo (1996)

MXPXamp Simple Plan

November of 1997 with tension mount-ing between the members of Reset the guys embarked on a 3 week Canadian tour supporting Bracket and headliners MXPX It was in fact on this tour that the friction between band members would come to a head and ultimately lead to Chuck leaving the band and the creation of Simple Plan

Fast forward 7 years and we again see these two great bands cross paths (or should I say share a stage) again This time Simple Plan and MXPX would co-headline a 2 month tour of the US In fact they switched headline duties every night of the tour with both bands playing full sets Running from January to March of 2004 the tour also featured Sugarcult as well as Motion City Soundtrack and Billy Talent on selected dates the tour

In my research for this article I stumbled across the following interview by Xian Ke ndash Quit Your Life and Become a Rock Star (Volume 124 ndash Issue 7 Tuesday Febru-ary 24 2004) in which Yuri Ruley from MXPX and Sebastien talk about living the life of a Rock star You can read it here

In another interview written by Jon Sing-er Lumino Magazine Mike Herrera once said ndash

ldquoIronically a lot of kids worshipping MXPX in the mid-90s are now hit mak-

ers in their own right Itrsquos funny because Simple Plan was in another band called Reset - a couple of the guys were the

drummer and the singer ndash and they opened for us on a Canadian tour years ago And now they start this new band and come back and theyrsquore getting big And itrsquos cool to see like lsquowow these kids

that just opened up for us on a bunch of shows and now theyrsquore making their

own wayrsquordquo

I for one am so glad that they did make it on their own

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

15 year old school friends Mike Her-rera Yuri Ruley and Andy Husted from Bremerton Washington inspired by the Southern California skate punk scene started playing music togetherOriginally calling themselves Magnified Plaid (as a tribute to the original guitaristrsquos fascination with plaid shirts) the guys soon found the name did not fit on the bandrsquos post-ers The name was abbreviated to MP But in Yurirsquos handwriting the full stops looked like ldquoXrdquorsquos and soon the name MXPX stuck

Tooth amp Nail Records were soon on board after the band show-cased their music to the label from Mikersquos parents back yard A year later (with the guys still in high school) their first major album Polinatcha (1994) was released Tom Wisniewski replaced Andy in 1995 when he decided to leave the band to continue his education This period saw MXPX release another two albums with Tooth amp Nails Teenage Politics (1995) and Life in General (1996)

1993-1997

MXPX is an American punk rock band with connections to the Christian punk scene During the past 20 years the band has recorded nine studio albums four EPs four compilation albums and a live album During this time they have also re-

leased over twenty singles as well as a video (come on we are talking a 20 year history here guys) and a DVD

1992

Who is

1997-2004

Signing with major distributor AampM Records saw the re-re-lease of Life in General followed by the release of another two al-bums in conjunction with Tooth amp Nails Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998) and The Ever Passing Moment (2000) Having fulfilled their contractu-al obligations the band part-ed ways with Tooth amp Nails Then in a radical departure from their old sound MXPX re-leased Before Everything amp Af-ter (2003) exclusively with AampM

2005-2006

MXPX signed with SideOneDum-my Records in 2005 after being dropped by AampM and released their 7th studio album Panic In September 2006 having al-lowed the use of their song lsquoMove to Bremertonrsquo on the cities promo-tional website the band received keys to the city from the then May-or Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton On October 24th 2006 SideOne-Dummy Records released lsquoLetrsquos Rockrsquo an album featuring previous-ly unreleased songs re-record-ed b-sides and acoustic demos This was followed on November 21st by Tooth amp Nail Records re-re-leasing the earlier compilation lsquoLet It Happenrdquo as part of a deluxe edi-tion which included a bonus DVD

2007-Present

2007 saw the return to Tooth amp Nails and the release of a six song EP lsquoLeft Coast Punkrsquo This was followed by Punk Rawk Christmas on December 1st 2009 2009 also saw Mike team up with Kris Roe (The Ataris) and drummer Chris Wilson (The Summer ObsessionGood Charlotte) for a MXPX All Stars tour of Japan and South East Asia lsquoBoth Ends Burningrsquo a documenta-ry about the band was released on De-cember 1st 2011 before releasing their ninth studio album Plans Within Plans on April 3rd 2012 and in 2013 have just wrapped up a successful tour of Oz

You can find out more about MXPX as well as a review of their Ozzie tour in this issue of SP Space magazine

Official site

Video

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

Photos by Jered Scott

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 5: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

CONTENTS PAGE

5858

58 - March News60 - Twitter Talk62 - Jeff Get To Know

64 - SP Friends News70 - Quiz Quotes72 - Get To Know the Team

40 - Nine Sons of Dan Review44 - Soundwave Review54 - Fan of the Month

I must admit when I first started writing this article the only thing I knew about MXPX was that they were mentioned in Simple Planrsquos song lsquoGrow Uprsquo However I now know the connection between these 2 bands is more than just a line in a song In fact it goes back more than 15 years to their Reset days

Having just produced their first demo lsquoConcernedrsquo (1995) Reset had began a campaign to get their music heard In the Autumn of 1995 the American Label lsquoLook Outrsquo released a compilation album entitled Punk Uprising This was to be Resets and later Simple Plans first real brush with MXPX as both bands fea-tured on this album

In August of 1996 with the financial as-sistance of 2112 Records the guys head-ed to the Morin Heights Studio to record their first album To achieve the best of this recording the band used sound en-gineer Steve Kravac Kravac would lat-er team up with Tooth amp Nail where he produced three of MXPXrsquos full length al-bums including the RIAA gold accredited album lsquoSlowly Going the Way of the Buf-falorsquo (1998) and lsquoLife in Generalrsquo (1996)

MXPXamp Simple Plan

November of 1997 with tension mount-ing between the members of Reset the guys embarked on a 3 week Canadian tour supporting Bracket and headliners MXPX It was in fact on this tour that the friction between band members would come to a head and ultimately lead to Chuck leaving the band and the creation of Simple Plan

Fast forward 7 years and we again see these two great bands cross paths (or should I say share a stage) again This time Simple Plan and MXPX would co-headline a 2 month tour of the US In fact they switched headline duties every night of the tour with both bands playing full sets Running from January to March of 2004 the tour also featured Sugarcult as well as Motion City Soundtrack and Billy Talent on selected dates the tour

In my research for this article I stumbled across the following interview by Xian Ke ndash Quit Your Life and Become a Rock Star (Volume 124 ndash Issue 7 Tuesday Febru-ary 24 2004) in which Yuri Ruley from MXPX and Sebastien talk about living the life of a Rock star You can read it here

In another interview written by Jon Sing-er Lumino Magazine Mike Herrera once said ndash

ldquoIronically a lot of kids worshipping MXPX in the mid-90s are now hit mak-

ers in their own right Itrsquos funny because Simple Plan was in another band called Reset - a couple of the guys were the

drummer and the singer ndash and they opened for us on a Canadian tour years ago And now they start this new band and come back and theyrsquore getting big And itrsquos cool to see like lsquowow these kids

that just opened up for us on a bunch of shows and now theyrsquore making their

own wayrsquordquo

I for one am so glad that they did make it on their own

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

15 year old school friends Mike Her-rera Yuri Ruley and Andy Husted from Bremerton Washington inspired by the Southern California skate punk scene started playing music togetherOriginally calling themselves Magnified Plaid (as a tribute to the original guitaristrsquos fascination with plaid shirts) the guys soon found the name did not fit on the bandrsquos post-ers The name was abbreviated to MP But in Yurirsquos handwriting the full stops looked like ldquoXrdquorsquos and soon the name MXPX stuck

Tooth amp Nail Records were soon on board after the band show-cased their music to the label from Mikersquos parents back yard A year later (with the guys still in high school) their first major album Polinatcha (1994) was released Tom Wisniewski replaced Andy in 1995 when he decided to leave the band to continue his education This period saw MXPX release another two albums with Tooth amp Nails Teenage Politics (1995) and Life in General (1996)

1993-1997

MXPX is an American punk rock band with connections to the Christian punk scene During the past 20 years the band has recorded nine studio albums four EPs four compilation albums and a live album During this time they have also re-

leased over twenty singles as well as a video (come on we are talking a 20 year history here guys) and a DVD

1992

Who is

1997-2004

Signing with major distributor AampM Records saw the re-re-lease of Life in General followed by the release of another two al-bums in conjunction with Tooth amp Nails Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998) and The Ever Passing Moment (2000) Having fulfilled their contractu-al obligations the band part-ed ways with Tooth amp Nails Then in a radical departure from their old sound MXPX re-leased Before Everything amp Af-ter (2003) exclusively with AampM

2005-2006

MXPX signed with SideOneDum-my Records in 2005 after being dropped by AampM and released their 7th studio album Panic In September 2006 having al-lowed the use of their song lsquoMove to Bremertonrsquo on the cities promo-tional website the band received keys to the city from the then May-or Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton On October 24th 2006 SideOne-Dummy Records released lsquoLetrsquos Rockrsquo an album featuring previous-ly unreleased songs re-record-ed b-sides and acoustic demos This was followed on November 21st by Tooth amp Nail Records re-re-leasing the earlier compilation lsquoLet It Happenrdquo as part of a deluxe edi-tion which included a bonus DVD

2007-Present

2007 saw the return to Tooth amp Nails and the release of a six song EP lsquoLeft Coast Punkrsquo This was followed by Punk Rawk Christmas on December 1st 2009 2009 also saw Mike team up with Kris Roe (The Ataris) and drummer Chris Wilson (The Summer ObsessionGood Charlotte) for a MXPX All Stars tour of Japan and South East Asia lsquoBoth Ends Burningrsquo a documenta-ry about the band was released on De-cember 1st 2011 before releasing their ninth studio album Plans Within Plans on April 3rd 2012 and in 2013 have just wrapped up a successful tour of Oz

You can find out more about MXPX as well as a review of their Ozzie tour in this issue of SP Space magazine

Official site

Video

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

Photos by Jered Scott

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

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R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 6: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

I must admit when I first started writing this article the only thing I knew about MXPX was that they were mentioned in Simple Planrsquos song lsquoGrow Uprsquo However I now know the connection between these 2 bands is more than just a line in a song In fact it goes back more than 15 years to their Reset days

Having just produced their first demo lsquoConcernedrsquo (1995) Reset had began a campaign to get their music heard In the Autumn of 1995 the American Label lsquoLook Outrsquo released a compilation album entitled Punk Uprising This was to be Resets and later Simple Plans first real brush with MXPX as both bands fea-tured on this album

In August of 1996 with the financial as-sistance of 2112 Records the guys head-ed to the Morin Heights Studio to record their first album To achieve the best of this recording the band used sound en-gineer Steve Kravac Kravac would lat-er team up with Tooth amp Nail where he produced three of MXPXrsquos full length al-bums including the RIAA gold accredited album lsquoSlowly Going the Way of the Buf-falorsquo (1998) and lsquoLife in Generalrsquo (1996)

MXPXamp Simple Plan

November of 1997 with tension mount-ing between the members of Reset the guys embarked on a 3 week Canadian tour supporting Bracket and headliners MXPX It was in fact on this tour that the friction between band members would come to a head and ultimately lead to Chuck leaving the band and the creation of Simple Plan

Fast forward 7 years and we again see these two great bands cross paths (or should I say share a stage) again This time Simple Plan and MXPX would co-headline a 2 month tour of the US In fact they switched headline duties every night of the tour with both bands playing full sets Running from January to March of 2004 the tour also featured Sugarcult as well as Motion City Soundtrack and Billy Talent on selected dates the tour

In my research for this article I stumbled across the following interview by Xian Ke ndash Quit Your Life and Become a Rock Star (Volume 124 ndash Issue 7 Tuesday Febru-ary 24 2004) in which Yuri Ruley from MXPX and Sebastien talk about living the life of a Rock star You can read it here

In another interview written by Jon Sing-er Lumino Magazine Mike Herrera once said ndash

ldquoIronically a lot of kids worshipping MXPX in the mid-90s are now hit mak-

ers in their own right Itrsquos funny because Simple Plan was in another band called Reset - a couple of the guys were the

drummer and the singer ndash and they opened for us on a Canadian tour years ago And now they start this new band and come back and theyrsquore getting big And itrsquos cool to see like lsquowow these kids

that just opened up for us on a bunch of shows and now theyrsquore making their

own wayrsquordquo

I for one am so glad that they did make it on their own

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

15 year old school friends Mike Her-rera Yuri Ruley and Andy Husted from Bremerton Washington inspired by the Southern California skate punk scene started playing music togetherOriginally calling themselves Magnified Plaid (as a tribute to the original guitaristrsquos fascination with plaid shirts) the guys soon found the name did not fit on the bandrsquos post-ers The name was abbreviated to MP But in Yurirsquos handwriting the full stops looked like ldquoXrdquorsquos and soon the name MXPX stuck

Tooth amp Nail Records were soon on board after the band show-cased their music to the label from Mikersquos parents back yard A year later (with the guys still in high school) their first major album Polinatcha (1994) was released Tom Wisniewski replaced Andy in 1995 when he decided to leave the band to continue his education This period saw MXPX release another two albums with Tooth amp Nails Teenage Politics (1995) and Life in General (1996)

1993-1997

MXPX is an American punk rock band with connections to the Christian punk scene During the past 20 years the band has recorded nine studio albums four EPs four compilation albums and a live album During this time they have also re-

leased over twenty singles as well as a video (come on we are talking a 20 year history here guys) and a DVD

1992

Who is

1997-2004

Signing with major distributor AampM Records saw the re-re-lease of Life in General followed by the release of another two al-bums in conjunction with Tooth amp Nails Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998) and The Ever Passing Moment (2000) Having fulfilled their contractu-al obligations the band part-ed ways with Tooth amp Nails Then in a radical departure from their old sound MXPX re-leased Before Everything amp Af-ter (2003) exclusively with AampM

2005-2006

MXPX signed with SideOneDum-my Records in 2005 after being dropped by AampM and released their 7th studio album Panic In September 2006 having al-lowed the use of their song lsquoMove to Bremertonrsquo on the cities promo-tional website the band received keys to the city from the then May-or Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton On October 24th 2006 SideOne-Dummy Records released lsquoLetrsquos Rockrsquo an album featuring previous-ly unreleased songs re-record-ed b-sides and acoustic demos This was followed on November 21st by Tooth amp Nail Records re-re-leasing the earlier compilation lsquoLet It Happenrdquo as part of a deluxe edi-tion which included a bonus DVD

2007-Present

2007 saw the return to Tooth amp Nails and the release of a six song EP lsquoLeft Coast Punkrsquo This was followed by Punk Rawk Christmas on December 1st 2009 2009 also saw Mike team up with Kris Roe (The Ataris) and drummer Chris Wilson (The Summer ObsessionGood Charlotte) for a MXPX All Stars tour of Japan and South East Asia lsquoBoth Ends Burningrsquo a documenta-ry about the band was released on De-cember 1st 2011 before releasing their ninth studio album Plans Within Plans on April 3rd 2012 and in 2013 have just wrapped up a successful tour of Oz

You can find out more about MXPX as well as a review of their Ozzie tour in this issue of SP Space magazine

Official site

Video

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

Photos by Jered Scott

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

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13

13

13

13

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R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 7: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

November of 1997 with tension mount-ing between the members of Reset the guys embarked on a 3 week Canadian tour supporting Bracket and headliners MXPX It was in fact on this tour that the friction between band members would come to a head and ultimately lead to Chuck leaving the band and the creation of Simple Plan

Fast forward 7 years and we again see these two great bands cross paths (or should I say share a stage) again This time Simple Plan and MXPX would co-headline a 2 month tour of the US In fact they switched headline duties every night of the tour with both bands playing full sets Running from January to March of 2004 the tour also featured Sugarcult as well as Motion City Soundtrack and Billy Talent on selected dates the tour

In my research for this article I stumbled across the following interview by Xian Ke ndash Quit Your Life and Become a Rock Star (Volume 124 ndash Issue 7 Tuesday Febru-ary 24 2004) in which Yuri Ruley from MXPX and Sebastien talk about living the life of a Rock star You can read it here

In another interview written by Jon Sing-er Lumino Magazine Mike Herrera once said ndash

ldquoIronically a lot of kids worshipping MXPX in the mid-90s are now hit mak-

ers in their own right Itrsquos funny because Simple Plan was in another band called Reset - a couple of the guys were the

drummer and the singer ndash and they opened for us on a Canadian tour years ago And now they start this new band and come back and theyrsquore getting big And itrsquos cool to see like lsquowow these kids

that just opened up for us on a bunch of shows and now theyrsquore making their

own wayrsquordquo

I for one am so glad that they did make it on their own

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

15 year old school friends Mike Her-rera Yuri Ruley and Andy Husted from Bremerton Washington inspired by the Southern California skate punk scene started playing music togetherOriginally calling themselves Magnified Plaid (as a tribute to the original guitaristrsquos fascination with plaid shirts) the guys soon found the name did not fit on the bandrsquos post-ers The name was abbreviated to MP But in Yurirsquos handwriting the full stops looked like ldquoXrdquorsquos and soon the name MXPX stuck

Tooth amp Nail Records were soon on board after the band show-cased their music to the label from Mikersquos parents back yard A year later (with the guys still in high school) their first major album Polinatcha (1994) was released Tom Wisniewski replaced Andy in 1995 when he decided to leave the band to continue his education This period saw MXPX release another two albums with Tooth amp Nails Teenage Politics (1995) and Life in General (1996)

1993-1997

MXPX is an American punk rock band with connections to the Christian punk scene During the past 20 years the band has recorded nine studio albums four EPs four compilation albums and a live album During this time they have also re-

leased over twenty singles as well as a video (come on we are talking a 20 year history here guys) and a DVD

1992

Who is

1997-2004

Signing with major distributor AampM Records saw the re-re-lease of Life in General followed by the release of another two al-bums in conjunction with Tooth amp Nails Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998) and The Ever Passing Moment (2000) Having fulfilled their contractu-al obligations the band part-ed ways with Tooth amp Nails Then in a radical departure from their old sound MXPX re-leased Before Everything amp Af-ter (2003) exclusively with AampM

2005-2006

MXPX signed with SideOneDum-my Records in 2005 after being dropped by AampM and released their 7th studio album Panic In September 2006 having al-lowed the use of their song lsquoMove to Bremertonrsquo on the cities promo-tional website the band received keys to the city from the then May-or Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton On October 24th 2006 SideOne-Dummy Records released lsquoLetrsquos Rockrsquo an album featuring previous-ly unreleased songs re-record-ed b-sides and acoustic demos This was followed on November 21st by Tooth amp Nail Records re-re-leasing the earlier compilation lsquoLet It Happenrdquo as part of a deluxe edi-tion which included a bonus DVD

2007-Present

2007 saw the return to Tooth amp Nails and the release of a six song EP lsquoLeft Coast Punkrsquo This was followed by Punk Rawk Christmas on December 1st 2009 2009 also saw Mike team up with Kris Roe (The Ataris) and drummer Chris Wilson (The Summer ObsessionGood Charlotte) for a MXPX All Stars tour of Japan and South East Asia lsquoBoth Ends Burningrsquo a documenta-ry about the band was released on De-cember 1st 2011 before releasing their ninth studio album Plans Within Plans on April 3rd 2012 and in 2013 have just wrapped up a successful tour of Oz

You can find out more about MXPX as well as a review of their Ozzie tour in this issue of SP Space magazine

Official site

Video

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

Photos by Jered Scott

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 8: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

15 year old school friends Mike Her-rera Yuri Ruley and Andy Husted from Bremerton Washington inspired by the Southern California skate punk scene started playing music togetherOriginally calling themselves Magnified Plaid (as a tribute to the original guitaristrsquos fascination with plaid shirts) the guys soon found the name did not fit on the bandrsquos post-ers The name was abbreviated to MP But in Yurirsquos handwriting the full stops looked like ldquoXrdquorsquos and soon the name MXPX stuck

Tooth amp Nail Records were soon on board after the band show-cased their music to the label from Mikersquos parents back yard A year later (with the guys still in high school) their first major album Polinatcha (1994) was released Tom Wisniewski replaced Andy in 1995 when he decided to leave the band to continue his education This period saw MXPX release another two albums with Tooth amp Nails Teenage Politics (1995) and Life in General (1996)

1993-1997

MXPX is an American punk rock band with connections to the Christian punk scene During the past 20 years the band has recorded nine studio albums four EPs four compilation albums and a live album During this time they have also re-

leased over twenty singles as well as a video (come on we are talking a 20 year history here guys) and a DVD

1992

Who is

1997-2004

Signing with major distributor AampM Records saw the re-re-lease of Life in General followed by the release of another two al-bums in conjunction with Tooth amp Nails Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998) and The Ever Passing Moment (2000) Having fulfilled their contractu-al obligations the band part-ed ways with Tooth amp Nails Then in a radical departure from their old sound MXPX re-leased Before Everything amp Af-ter (2003) exclusively with AampM

2005-2006

MXPX signed with SideOneDum-my Records in 2005 after being dropped by AampM and released their 7th studio album Panic In September 2006 having al-lowed the use of their song lsquoMove to Bremertonrsquo on the cities promo-tional website the band received keys to the city from the then May-or Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton On October 24th 2006 SideOne-Dummy Records released lsquoLetrsquos Rockrsquo an album featuring previous-ly unreleased songs re-record-ed b-sides and acoustic demos This was followed on November 21st by Tooth amp Nail Records re-re-leasing the earlier compilation lsquoLet It Happenrdquo as part of a deluxe edi-tion which included a bonus DVD

2007-Present

2007 saw the return to Tooth amp Nails and the release of a six song EP lsquoLeft Coast Punkrsquo This was followed by Punk Rawk Christmas on December 1st 2009 2009 also saw Mike team up with Kris Roe (The Ataris) and drummer Chris Wilson (The Summer ObsessionGood Charlotte) for a MXPX All Stars tour of Japan and South East Asia lsquoBoth Ends Burningrsquo a documenta-ry about the band was released on De-cember 1st 2011 before releasing their ninth studio album Plans Within Plans on April 3rd 2012 and in 2013 have just wrapped up a successful tour of Oz

You can find out more about MXPX as well as a review of their Ozzie tour in this issue of SP Space magazine

Official site

Video

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

Photos by Jered Scott

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 9: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

1997-2004

Signing with major distributor AampM Records saw the re-re-lease of Life in General followed by the release of another two al-bums in conjunction with Tooth amp Nails Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998) and The Ever Passing Moment (2000) Having fulfilled their contractu-al obligations the band part-ed ways with Tooth amp Nails Then in a radical departure from their old sound MXPX re-leased Before Everything amp Af-ter (2003) exclusively with AampM

2005-2006

MXPX signed with SideOneDum-my Records in 2005 after being dropped by AampM and released their 7th studio album Panic In September 2006 having al-lowed the use of their song lsquoMove to Bremertonrsquo on the cities promo-tional website the band received keys to the city from the then May-or Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton On October 24th 2006 SideOne-Dummy Records released lsquoLetrsquos Rockrsquo an album featuring previous-ly unreleased songs re-record-ed b-sides and acoustic demos This was followed on November 21st by Tooth amp Nail Records re-re-leasing the earlier compilation lsquoLet It Happenrdquo as part of a deluxe edi-tion which included a bonus DVD

2007-Present

2007 saw the return to Tooth amp Nails and the release of a six song EP lsquoLeft Coast Punkrsquo This was followed by Punk Rawk Christmas on December 1st 2009 2009 also saw Mike team up with Kris Roe (The Ataris) and drummer Chris Wilson (The Summer ObsessionGood Charlotte) for a MXPX All Stars tour of Japan and South East Asia lsquoBoth Ends Burningrsquo a documenta-ry about the band was released on De-cember 1st 2011 before releasing their ninth studio album Plans Within Plans on April 3rd 2012 and in 2013 have just wrapped up a successful tour of Oz

You can find out more about MXPX as well as a review of their Ozzie tour in this issue of SP Space magazine

Official site

Video

Written by Leeann Adnaxar

Photos by Jered Scott

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

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R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 10: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Photos by Jered Scott

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 11: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

ldquo When I heard that MXPX was touring Australia in April I de-cided to see if I could interview them about their time touring with Reset and Simple Plan in the early days I heard back

from their Press Agent and we set a time for a phone interview early in the morning for me and early afternoon for Mike

I was not surprised when the first date we made was cancelled due to Mike becoming a father for the first time the day before We did connect the week later for a 15 minute interview and

below is the result rdquo

Phone Interview

Jen Hi Mike Thanks for spending some time with me Congratulations on your baby daughterMike Herrera Thanks and itrsquos a pleas-ure

We only have 15 mins so I am going to dive straight in and ask the questions Way back in the early days when you toured with Reset did you think that they would be as successful as they are now Ah it was such a long time ago it is hard to remember but I remember that they had so much passion and drive you know

What was it like touring with SP Any sto-ries you can share Well they were so young so young and they were excited to be out on tour excit-ed to be touring with an American band an American Punk band that they were listening to So they were always really cool ever since then they have always treated us with so much respect even though they are international super stars They are great guys As far as individu-al stories gee I have not even thought of that in so long I may remember some more They were like always taking the

piss out of their guitar player Phil he was like a metal head and he did not quite fit in with the rest of band in the same way but he was a great guy super nice guy super good guitar player but he was sort of a little odd that is what I remember about the dynamic of the band and may-be even partly why they ended up going like changing to Simple Plan and getting new members not that Phil was a jerk or anything he was great but they were on different pages musically

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 12: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

I have seen quite a few you tube clips of your songs that the person uploaded saying thank you to SP for introducing them to your musicHow did it feel to be part of the lyrics of Grow Up that has become an anthem of my generationOh itrsquos cool I remember hearing that for the first time and for me it is a shout out for some friends which is nice It was why I first listened to your music That is right (laughing)

I have also seen a video of David join-ing you on stage during a performance of Chick Magnet is that the only time that one of SP has joined you on stage Um David has come up a few times he has played a few different songs with us on stage during the years when we were doing a Co Headlining tour I donrsquot re-member what year that was early 2000rsquos I think that was in the US though we did a lot of kinda messing around on stage and a lot of just hanging out it was re-ally fun These guys really have a good time and they love what they do and they treat people with a lot of respect Which is something that I have always tried to do Seeing these young guys come up and become very famous and still treat people so well I am proud of that I am proud to be friends with guys like that

Have you kept in touch with any of SP Yeah you know like anything I donrsquot see them all the time but when I see them itrsquos all hugs and smiles and we catch up on line every now and then we talk on line but like anything they are doing their thing I am doing my thing

Do you have a fav SP Song Um I donrsquot know if I have a favourite but there is one that definitely stands out to mehellip Letrsquos seehellip well I would probably pick something of their first recordhellipThat was the one that they were playing all the time when we were on tour with them so we heard them all the time I know ldquoAddictedrdquo was always a super catchy song I always thought that was pretty damn funny

What was it like working with Benji Mad-den on Itrsquos Alright and On the outs Our readers are huge GC fans as well as SPReally easy you know we were just in the studio and he came down for the day and tried some stuff and sang a few things We are obviously good friends we go way back to our touring days when we used to tour to a lot with them That was just another day in the Sweet life of being (lots of laughing) in MXPXSweet

ldquoWhen I see Simple Plan itrsquos all hugs and smilesrdquo

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 13: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

You teamed up with Kris Roe and Chris Wilson to form MXPX All Stars who would you like to choose if you were to do this againWell yeah I mean I actually do have dif-ferent guys playing with me all the time well not constantly different guys I have like a few different sets of my buddies that I bring out from different regions of the world from all different bands Kris Roe wonrsquot be on tour with us yeah so that is something that is probably not clear of what the All Stars is It is always me obviously as I write all the songs and the singer and it sounds like MXPX you know as it is me singing but ah it does sound like me we are playing the songs but when Kris is playing with us it does sound a little different as if Tom was play-ing the same guitar part I try to use who ever I am working with their strengths and or weaknesses to make the best show the best it could possibly be I have been really really happy with all the guys that I have been playing with lately

What makes you guys want to keep com-ing back to AustraliaWell definitely you know when I think of punk rock there are only a few major re-gions in the world that really sort of are up at the forefront Obviously the US and the UK but also Australia is right up there Right up there Not you know with what your guys have had over the years a lot great festivals a lot of great bands international bands and a lot of really great Australian bands like ACDC Men at work people think that they are fun-ny as Australians but those bands were really good and some of the best in the world So I guess Australia inheritably lives and breaths rock and roll That is why we keep coming back Thatrsquos great and we appreciate it

You are not on the bill for Sound Wave this year any plans for you to be on the bill for 2014Well hopefully it depends on what MXPX are doing at the time but definitely if I wanted to do a festival tour it would be Sound Wave It is one of the best all time festivals that I have played on and trave-led on It is great I love it It is kinda crazy that we are going to be so close to SW a week after it so hopefully you guys wont spend all your money on SW tickets save a little for MXPX We will come next year on SW

Will your set list be similar to your shows last year Really hoping that you do your Acoustic set Um I will probably will do my acoustic set but it will sound different much different as I progress I get better at everything you know things get better my songs choices will change we have the new album out now we will play some new songs as far as like fan favourites we always try to do a big handful of fan favs whether it be responsibility Chick magnet that kind of stuff so we will do all of that of courseAwesome

Would you consider doing songs likeYou make me me or Prove it to the worldWell I could consider it putting in to the acoustic setI would love that You make me me is my favourite songAlright I will try to work on that (Laughs)

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 14: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

I know that you donrsquot like to be labeled as Christian Punk I admire the mes-sage that you are sending with your songs rather than preaching to your fans Has it been difficult for you in the music business be-cause of your faith Um maybe yeah definite-ly maybe you know it is been sort of a moving living breathing thing that as you grow up as you grow up as a person hopefully more clear where you should be in your life me I just always try to keep things positive so when I think I am up against road blocks or neg-ativity my first reaction is sometimes mad or being pissed off yelling at the wall kinda stuff then I try to move that in to a posi-tive thing music you know I write music and I turn it around to be positive I feel that no matter where you are in life and no mat-ter what you believe and who you are there are al-ways going to be bad road blocks and many road blocks it could be in a lot of different forms So that changes for nobody and never will it is just how you problem solve those road blocks

How did you get involved in the Forest Edge Festival Lets see we just got booked to play there As far as I know we just get booked I think that I have played there before a solo show if it is the one that I am thinking of you have to understand that we do festivals all over the world and if it was not last month it is hard for me to remem-ber But Forest Edge I think is the one that I went out and got to off road I donrsquot know what you guys call it mudding or off road or you knowhellip that was like amazing to get to do that but yeah I did a solo show there I think and that was right when the earth quake happened in Japan so I re-member that ah I remem-ber that show as I was kin-da freaked out my parents were in Japan at the time my dad goes there for work a lot he is actually there nowhe is there half the year usually um that was something that I tied to that festival Lets hope that it all ok there when we are there this time Absolutely Letrsquos hope for no earthquakes

ldquoSoundwave itrsquos one of the best all time

festivals[]rdquo

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 15: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Written by Jen JustJenRees

There are a lot of youth groups heading down there to see all the bands do you feel that festivals like this are a great way to get the word out that not all Christian music is not boring and is enjoyable to listen to Well of course you gotta live in todays world you gottahellip this kids are of course are very impressionable and I donrsquot knowhellip I mean I am kinda one of those guys that I kinda feel that people should find their own path the way they should find it I did the music festivals and I did heaps of activities like that when I was growing up and it is a positive experience for kids to come down youth groups and if any thing make some great memories and something they can take with them and look back on for the rest of their lives to look back on And you know like anything after time memories fade a little bit but there are some things that donrsquot There are memories that have a huge impact on you and then there are the subconscious elements as well like what you are saying you know just because it is labeled Christian like a hymn does not mean that it can be good fun music

Will you have a meet and greet there Oh I am sure we will yeah I am sure we usually do when we do these fes-tivals

Your new album Plans within Plans is a really good title pretty much sums up my life always making plans and feeling out of control when the plans donrsquot work out Is that how you were feeling when you named this albumUm the title was just about where we were with our lives and how the album came about and we all had different plans and the songs had their own ideas about what they were about it was a play on words that had a dou-ble triple quadruple meaning to it

Thanks Mike I realize that our time is up I appreciate the time and the trip down memory laneSure I look forward to meeting you in Australia Bye

ldquo I saw MXPX twice and they were the best concerts I have been too this year and I have been to many I hope you enjoy my reviews of the concerts it was a huge

weekend with a lot of travelling but one of the best weekends of my lifeHuge thanks to Mike and Kelly for the interview rdquo

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 16: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Reviewft MXPX

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 17: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

A Christian Rock Festival held every year

in Neerim South 2 hours from Melbourne Australia

Check out more info here

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 18: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Melanie Kennedy

I was very tired due to the heat and already seeing 3 bands that day and heading down to Neerim South for the Forest Edge Festival may have been hard but as I was going to see MXPX play it was not difficult to get motivated After 2 hours driving we arrived to find that the stage one was running a bit behind so we were able to watch Dylan Joel He was better than I thought as I have not had much luck lately listening to rappers His crowd interaction was spot on he had everyone involved and hanging off every word that he said and sang If you would like to get more information on Dy-lan check out his facebook page I loved his song Change and the cover of Dancing in the Moon Light was really good

In between Dylan Joel and MXPX The Winner of the Talent Competition played I was not really interested but as I was front row I watched Her name was Melanie Kennedy and she would be one of the most talented teens I have come across She sang a song that she wrote called lsquoOne Dayrsquo The crowd loved her clapping along and cheering when she sang the lyrics of the chorus that were that one day it would be her standing in front of a crowd Check out her facebook page here

When MXPX came on the older people like myself in the crowd went mad We were surrounded by younger people that had not been born when MXPX formedhellipHowever they were as keen as I was to hear them play The set list included some classics and some new songs Mike asked what we wanted him to play and when I yelled out Chick Magnet Responsibility and Quit Your Life he said well we will play them later He smiled at mehellip Yeah Fan girl I know As usual they played ldquoMy Life Storyrsquo first up and they played my other favourites lsquoHeard that Soundrdquo ldquoFar Awayrdquo and two of the ones that I yelled out Of course when they played lsquoPunk Rawk Showrsquo I thought it was all over until they bounced back on stage to play lsquoAces Uprsquo their new single that is actually one of my fav songs All too soon it was over but I was happy that I would have the chance to meet them Another tick off my bucket list was about to happen

Melanie Kennedy

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 19: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

After the concert I begged (as in really begged) the security guard to get me the set list but he would not I walked down to the merch tent very sad knowing that it was in my reach yet so far awayhellip to get my tee signed After half an hour in the queue the security guard found me and said ldquowere you after the set listrdquo I could not believe it he found the set list then came looking for me He also gave me Dylan Joelrsquos set list I was able to get both of them signed all the members of the band signed next to their fav song How nice was that of the security guard to take the time to find me When I met Dylan he said oh yoursquore the lucky one that got my set list that I changed during the show I told him what happened and he said that was really sweet I was really excited about meeting Mike Herrera After liking MXPX for a while now and interviewing him on the phone I walked up and said who I was My husband who was the photographer on the night captured Mikersquos expression as he worked out that I had interviewed him I later printed that pic out and got him to sign it the next night (Yes I love signed stuff) Meeting the band was great and the knowl-edge that I was doing it all again the next night was even better After this I headed to another stage where lsquoHave you met a boyrsquo was playing seeing them again after what was only 5 hours was great Their energy was so good I met them while they were eating dinner prior to the show they looked as tired as I was However this was not reflected in their set After seeing them we made the long trip home to get into bed by 2am Think this story is finished Think again next MXPX concert for me was that night

Dylan Joel

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 20: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

MXPXldquoAfter a huge night at Forest Edge Festival I had a long sleep in as I knew that soon I would be in the crowd watching MXPX at the Corner Hotel in Richmond Melbourne We got there to find that we had a couple of hours wait as the band had been held up in Geelong We headed upstairs to the Bar and Grill and enjoyed a great meal and a few drinks After that we went back downstairs to see two other people wearing MXPX tees We started chatting

and it turns out that they were SP fans as well and were in fact the same SC we were at Then I went up to the bar and met a nice guy that sounded like he knew me He was at Forest Edge and we spoke in the line while waiting to meet the band (I usually speak to so many people wherever I go) After a while we had a small group that clearly were all there to see MXPX We chatted until the MampG started

Corner Hotel review

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 21: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

The Meet and Greet only had 6 people After being at the SP one in Melbourne that had 168 the biggest one ever I was pleased Mike came over to us first and said ldquoLong time no seerdquo That was great We had a good chat once again We struggle to open the DVD we got from the band as they were going to sign it He also signed the 2 photos that I had print-ed out one that I took of him the night before and one of when I met him and my red MXPX tee

Then we got the normal pics done and I asked him if he would not mind me kissing him on the cheek and have Martin (yes my husband) take the pic Mike agreed and that was probably the highlight of my night Hahaha I then met the other 3 band members and asked them to look shocked that I was kissing them It was a lot of fun We got whole band pics and the guys were really nice to us all

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 22: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Until MXPX came on I stayed out at the bar talking to many different MXPX fans even one guy that let me take a pic of his tattoo Luckily it was on his leg and his fianceacutee was there at the time Meeting these people was a lot of fun I know that I probably would never see them again but it made it special that we were all there together in the concert The set list was a little different from the festival which was a nice change There was a lot of crowd interaction between the band and the crowd Also there was a lot of interaction between us the crowd I was in the middle of the mosh 6 rows back from the front There was a large pole there and I was able to use it as a shield a bit when the mosh went wild (No I was not pole dancing) It was totally insane There were lots of crowd surfing no stage diving just people getting thrown in the air and carried I have never been in a better mosh I was given someonersquos van sneaker and asked to keep it I was also at one stage holding drinks for people who were lifted up to crowd surf As Martin was taking the pics I was free to just enjoy the show Enjoy it I did I remember being piggybacked by a guy that bought me a beer and said I was cute (Pretty sure he was quite drunk) I met two girls that were wild The guys around them certain-ly enjoyed watching them Then to-wards the end when the circle started up I was pushed to the front row and listened to the last few songs there with all the people I met at the bar It was one of the best concerts ever

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

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13

13

13

13

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R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 23: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

They finished off with Punk Rawk show which the crowd went crazy After that there was only one thing else to do hand the shoe into the bar I had bought all the merch I had wanted so we were able to head home We got home at 245 in the morning and luckily I was able to fall asleep straight away That concert ended a huge couple of weeks for me in regards to seeing bands A fantastic couple of weeks A few dreams come true and many many spe-cial memories had been made

Written by Jen JustJenRees

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 24: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

hey let me kiss you or I will punch youKiss me and I will back hand youPlease oh ok then

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 25: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

JENrsquoS MXPX WEEKEND

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 26: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

There was a lot of excitement and hype waiting for this music video es-pecially because of the fact that fans were going to be used holding lyrics To be completely honest though I was a little disappointed Irsquom always going to love what Simple Plan do but ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo didnrsquot real-ly even feel like a proper music video It was great that fans were incorporat-ed into it but there werenrsquot as many as I expected But of course being from Australia it was very cool that the crowd from the Melbourne show were featured It also seemed that Pierre was the main focus they could have had the other members of Simple Plan holding signs as well

But still a new SP video is always good to see and it was still great I loved how they had someone doing sign language to the lyrics it shows that the hearing impaired can still be a part of this and can still connect to the music The live footage of the guys on stage was incredible I think the reason that so many people are criticising this video is because how special the song is to them This song was written by the fans so it has a special meaning and connection to all the fans Thatrsquos also why so many were shocked and annoyed when they heard about TSSML becoming a pos-sible single Because this project was something completely different to what the guys usually do I think they did a pret-ty good job there are only a few faults but maybe wersquore just picky I mean usually most videos do revolve around the lead singer anyway Either way itrsquos a music video by Simple Plan so obviously itrsquos still great You can watch it here

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 27: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Written by Jen JustJenRees

Jen Hi Gabrielle Thanks for agreeing to have a chat about the making of the TSSML videoHow did this all come about for you Did you send your pics in like other fans and hope for the bestGabrielle I did not send any pictures for this video The video was filmed in Toronto on December 2nd at the jingle ball show Chuck tweeted that the fans in the Toronto area could be part of their next video but they had to have a ticket for the show The tickets were pricey and I live 8 hours away from Toronto 16 hour drive in total My friend Jo-anny whose holding the lsquosaversquo sign at the end tweeted Chuck saying her amp I would love to be part of it He respond-ed saying wersquoll make it work Irsquom gonna put you on the guestlist So we had tickets to go to the show so we could be in the video Did you know prior to the release that you were going to be in it-I had nothing assuring me that I was go-ing to be in it all I knew is that I was filmed in Toronto but with the editing and stuff you never know if yoursquore not going to be cut out

You are in at least three times If I am correctYes we were all filmed equally every fan was filmed 3 times but only my three shots were in the video Irsquom super happy about thatTry and describe to us the feelings that you had when you first saw the video-This Song Saved My Life is a super im-portant song for me because they did save my life When I first saw it I was su-per happy to see that I was the first fan to appear in the video and that they kept all my footage tho I was disappointed to see my friends footage was not all in the vid-eo I do love the video especially the part where David is crowd surfing Tell us the story of getting your Simple Plan Tattoo (love it btw)Simple Plan have always been a big part of my life and when I met them all for the first time It was clear in my head that I want-ed that Simple Plan tattoo not to impress them but for myself kind of as an eternal thank you a way for myself to remember all the good things theyrsquove brought in my life So I asked my parents if I could get my tattoo I explained to them the meaning be-hind it amp they agreed ( I was only 16 at the time ) So on September 2nd I went amp got it done Itrsquos even in Simple Plan the official story at the end Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions Gabrielle once again it is my pleasure to meet a SP fan from another country who loves SP as much as we all do Keep in touch

In an upcoming edition we will be focusing on fan stories of how SP saved their lives If you would like the be included in this and it can be anonomous then email

us at simpleplanspacegmailcom

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 28: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

SONG OF THE MONTHWhen Irsquom Gone

When Irsquom Gone is the first track and single from the Self-Titled albumThis songrsquos sound is so different from the other songs Chuck and Pierre wrote it with Nate Hills who worked on Justin Timberlakersquos and Nelly Furtadorsquos albums With Natelsquos collaboration the band put new sounds and beats in the song and on the third album including some gospel influencesThe song premiered on Simpleplancom on October 24 (2007) The band posted 25 seconds of itThe single came out on October 29 2007 via ITunes in conjunction with a live web chat from the band who answered fan questions

9 4

The CD singlersquos tracklist is1) When Irsquom Gone2) Running Out Of Time (Non-Album Track)3) When Irsquom Gone (Acoustic Version)4) When Irsquom Gone (Video)

Marly ldquo It means that lsquoWhen Irsquom Gonersquo you will miss me nah jokes Irsquom not going anywhere But in all seriousness this song means to mewell it doesnrsquot have a

specific meaning for me except that when I first heard it I knew that SP were back better than ever Well after all that time waiting and Pierre and Chuck going crazy

with their MySpace vlogslol rdquo

Brett ldquo This means to me that when I walk away it will be forever and that you one day you will realize that it was a mistake to let me go And theyrsquoll come running

back ldquo

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 29: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

To film the video the band flew to Los Angeles on No-vember 8 2007 In it Pierrersquos ex-girlfriend (played by Zoey Myers) drives around the city and she sees the boy she broke up with everywhere One example is the ex girl-friend arrives at a restaurant and she thinks she sees her ex-boyfriend sit in a table next to her but it is not This role is played by Perez Hilton as a cameo role At the end of the video she calls Pierre but he ignores the call and continues to drink a bottle of beer This is the last video where we can see PatThe video was filmed on Sunset Boulevard and outside North Hollywood

Erin ldquo When Irsquom Gone hasnrsquot always been a favourite song for me but since the Sydney 2011 concert itrsquos now my fav Thatrsquos when Pierre held my hand and crouched down on stage looking into my eyesbest memories I google it all the

time ldquo

Lisa ldquo I have lsquoCoz every wasted day becomes a wasted chance your gonna wake up feeling sorry coz life wonrsquot wait I guess itrsquos up to yoursquo tattooed on my back I got it done in 2007 just before I moved from Perth to QLD It reminds me to treat every day as if it is your last and to go for all your dreams because therersquos no better time

then now ldquo

Maria ldquo It was the first song I heard from their 3rd album I was in a very dark place at the time and it reminded me that SP were still there and to keep holding on de-spite everything that was going on Their 3rd album has always been my favorite

and most meaningful to merdquo

Sue ldquo When Irsquom Gonerdquo means to me I should stop feeling sorry for myself and treat every day as not a waste of time I should move on and start doing the thingrsquos I want

to do before my life is over rdquo

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 30: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

During the video therersquos a scene where the girls stops next to a newsstand and

sees the magazines moving On the covers there are Patrick and the other guys from the band (except Pierre)

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 31: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

[ 1st Part ](Wersquore doing it)

I look around meand all I seem to see

is people going nowhereexpecting sympathy

Itrsquos like wersquore going trough the motionsof a scripted destiny

Tell me wherersquos our inspirationIf life wonrsquot wait

I guess itrsquos up to me

[ Chorus ]Woah

No wersquore not gonna waste another mo-ment in this town

Woah We wonrsquot come back

The world is calling outWoah

Leave the past in the pastgonna find the future

If misery loves companywell so long

yoursquoll miss me when Irsquom gone

[ 2nd Part ]Procrastination running circles in my

headWhile you sit there contemplating

You wound up left for dead

Life is what happens while yoursquore busy making your excuses

Another day another casualtybut that wonrsquot happen to me

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneWhen Irsquom gone

Letrsquos go

[Part 3 ]I wonrsquot look back

when I say goodbyeGonna leave this world behind me

Gonna take whatrsquos mine tonightlsquoCause every wasted day becomes a

wasted chanceYoursquore gonna wake up feeling sorry

Cause life wonrsquot waitI guess itrsquos up to you

[ Chorus ][]

Yoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom goneYoursquore gonna miss me when Irsquom gone

Lyrics

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

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r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 32: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Simple Plan - Highlights written by Marly thepiesendure

ldquoIt wasnrsquot our best periodhellipeverything was going well for the band but we burned the candle at both ends for too longrdquo ndash Chuck Comeau ndash Official SP Book pg 196

The chapter on the self-titled album cycle in the book was the most emotional for me as a reader and fan of the band I was very interested to read behind the scenes workings of this album The chapter opens with a photo from their album promo shoot It then starts off outlining the effects of touring with the first two albums ndash it explains that they were lsquocompletely drainedrsquo and came home to lsquorecoverrsquo and lsquoreorganise the lives they had put on hold to chase after their dreamrsquo

It outlines several individual projects ndash Pierre got into surfing Seb and Pat created Man of the Hour Jeff start-ed a record label that is now defunct Chuck got stuck into the SP Foundation and David hung out with muso friends They also didnrsquot really rest as they performed at several events including playing Perfect World at the Much Music Videos Music Awards and other important events

Pierre and Chuck continued to write during the 2006 and 2007 period though it is hard going as Pierrersquos brother is diagnosed with cancer and Chuck goes through a painful breakup On page 197 we are told in 2007 Chuck and Pierre along with the rest of the band were lsquodetermined to show they were capable of evolvingrsquo and with that in mind they collaborate with several different people Nate lsquoDanjarsquo Hills was one of them and they also asked Arnold Lanni who had collaborated with them on No Pads to help them out

On page 203 we are introduced to Dave Fortman who produces the album for them and then once the album was recorded they went on tour late November of 2007 The album didnrsquot do well in the US but they toured three times through Europe during this tour and travelled all around the world places theyrsquod been before

They toured through 2008 and 2009 during which they also appeared at several different events By the end of the tour they were exhausted but also opti-mistic as they figured out along the way where they wanted to go in the future

ldquoIt made us rediscover who we were ndash our identity ndash and made us fall in love again with Simple Planrsquos more traditional stylerdquo ndash Chuck Comeau pg 229

Book ReviewCh

apte

r 4

THE SIMPLE PLANSELF TITLED ALBUM(the year that was 20062007)

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 33: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Focus on 20062007

In February 2006 the band had completed the Still Not Getting Any touring and was looking to recuperate from the relentless schedule they had set themselves Of course without losing sight of their fans and the music industry that was an ever evolving never ending ride In light of that they appeared at several award shows including the Much Music Video Awards where they were nominated and won the Peoplersquos Choice Award ndash Favourite Canadian Group for the fourth time in four years They also performed Perfect World live at this event [httpyoutubejyT0lKQ-H4U]

Another highlight of 2006 was when they won an ADISQ [the Canadian equivalent to the Grammyrsquos] award for most successful group outside of Quebec This was a special award that was created in 2006 to allow Anglophone bands to be recognised by the Canadian music industry

The rest of 2006 was spent with family and friends with Pierre and Chuck slowly starting to write new songs for their next album

In 2007 the push to start the next album was more evident and the fans began to receive news from the band of the process During this time period the guys namely Pierre and Chuck were relatively active on MySpace keeping the fans updated on the writing progress [including some very memorable vlogs ndash does everyone remember the MySpace song httpyoutube3pG0sHQxplw] Anybody also remember Seb and Pierrersquos lsquonew songrsquo [httpyoutubebc_C0PANyUU] I think this video appeared late 2006 but I cannot find the original source

January 2007 saw several shows in Brazil to end their SNGA tour as well as an appearance on Big Broth-er Brazil where they performed a small set [Crazy - httpyoutubeHpiYJavlCjw] On the 21st of March 2007 the band went into the studio with Dave Fortman to begin pre-production of what was to become their self-titled album Simple Plan

This album was to become a departure from their earlier two albums with a darker tone and different vibe With songs that came directly from their lives [Your Love is a Lie ndash Chuckrsquos breakup Save You ndash about Pierrersquos brother who was diagnosed with cancer] and other songs touching on serious subjects [No Love Holding On What If ndash the latter song apparently influenced by the TV show Heroes which Seb and Pat were watching a lot [MOTH-H]]

The first single of the new album When Irsquom Gone was released October 29th on a live Web Cast to fans worldwide They then embarked on a pre-album promotional tour around the world before doing some Holiday shows in December including at a special New Yearrsquos Eve concert that was broadcast on YouTube where they per-formed another song from the yet-to-be released self-titled album ndash Your Love is a Lie

At the end of the year they took a break from their schedule to again spend time for family and friends before the whirlwind which would be the release of their new album hit in early 2008[Sources httpenwikipediaorgwikiSimple_Plan httpwwwsimpleplanczgalleryindexphp httpwwwsimpleplanczen httpYouTubecom ]

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

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R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 34: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

GALA ADISQThe Felix Award

For all of you who donrsquot know The Felix Award is a music award given annually to Canadian artists Nomi-nations and winners are chosen by ADISQ (Association du disque de lrsquoindustrie du spectacle quebecois) members The awards have been running for many years now and in 2006 Simple Plan were lucky enough to be nom-inated Normally artists like Simple Plan would not be allowed to even be nominated for a Felix Award be-cause of the silly reason that they were signed to an American label However for this case the organi-sation changed the admission rules so that Simple Plan could be in the running Obviously they mustrsquove been doing something right for the rules to be bent for them

After a few big Canadian events such as The Grand Prix and Tout Le Monde En Parle more people started paying attention to them For some odd reason people in Canada didnrsquot really recognise Sim-ple Plan for their musical talents Al-though the guys didnrsquot mind much since people all around the world were supporting them They had also gained quite a few media fol-lowers and they were actually the reason for the rule change

There were a lot of media outlets that were commenting on how un-fair it was that Simple Plan could not be involved so the ADSIQ changed the rules Chuck likes to call it the lsquoSimple Plan amendmentrsquo Sim-ple Plan was nominated under the category of Best English-language Album of the Year and also Best In-ternational Success To no surprise Simple Plan won both awards on October 28

David Jeff and Sebastien were chosen to speak for the band on the night All of the guys were incredi-bly honoured to receive such a no-table award They were also proud to finally be recognised in their own suburbs They also made sure to thank everyone in their lives who had supported them especially fans and also thanked all of the people who helped behind the scenes One thing that stands out is when Jeff saysldquoWersquore little guys from the suburbs who had a big dream that turned out to be bigger than wersquod ever expect-ed when it came truerdquo

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 35: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

It really shows in perspective that as long as you keep trying you can achieve your dream Simple Plan was so proud to even be at that event with all of their parents there sup-porting them Chuck says that they felt a bit odd compared to everyone else like they were from a different world But he also thought that was cool because they were able to change things like the way the Awards worked Although Simple Plan have been recognised for many more awards since then this will always be a very important one for the guys It was the first time that they had been noticed as successful artists which led to things getting even more crazy and hectic but it also led to where they are today

Written by Maddie MaddieBirkett

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

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13

13

13

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R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 36: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Simple Plan members describe it as a personal highlight for them Especially

Chuck Comeau as he is a big fan of NHLHe was wearing an Ovechkin jersey

while he was playing I quote him ldquoit was a really cool moment for me as a fanrdquo

The game was on January 25th2009Simple plan was the headline act

They played two songs from their Self-Titled Album They started with ldquoYour Love

Is A Lierdquo which is a really big song And they finished with ldquoGenerationrdquo

This song was chosen to be a goal song

for the 100th season of the Montreal Canadiens

Written by pierre_1905

written by Damlapierre_1905

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 37: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

1 When Irsquom GoneThe albumrsquos lead single was released on October 29th on iTunes To celebrate they had a webchat with their fansThe guys said that they wanted the beat that is clearly audible in the beginning to be the lsquoheartrsquo of the songA music video was released on December 10th and to date the video on YouTube has 16000000 views Link to official music video

2 Take My HandWith its pop-punk elements and amazing lyrics this high-energy alternative rock track has become somewhat of a fanrsquos favourite The focus lies on the recurring lsquoHey heyrsquo and the heavy guitar sounds Link to lyrics video

3 The EndThis song impresses with its extraordinary intro and has a lot more pop elements than most of their other songs Pierrersquos voice has been edited to match the sound of the song The track deals with a break-up like situationLink to lyrics video

4 Your Love Is A LieThis song was released as the second single in February 2008 The band performed the song at the closing ceremo-nies of the 2010 winter Olympics The song was also featured in an episode of the MTV show The HillsIn March 2008 a video was released in March of 2013 It has more than 34000000 viewsLink to official music video

Track by Track

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

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13

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R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 38: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

5 Save YouSave You is the third and last single from the self ti-tled album and was released on August 14th 2008 A music video was shot in late September and pre-miered on October 28th Pierre stated in several interviews that the song was written about his brother who has battled cancer Hersquos also featured in the videoLink to official music video

6 GenerationThis song is yet another standout due to its amazing intro Chuck stated on MySpace that this song was the last one they finished recording They actually re-wrote most of the song and then had to re-record it all in one day They ended up finishing it at 330 in the morningLink to lyrics video

7 Time To Say GoodbyeWith a length of 257 minutes this song is the shortest of the whole album Along with Take My Hand and Generation Time To Say Goodbye are more pop punk than the other tracksLink to lyrics video

8 I Can Wait ForeverThis beautiful rock-ballad is about a long-distance relationship and is another fan fa-vourite of the albumEven though it was never officially released as a single it was chosen as the title track for an animated movie called LaMB Which was released in August 2008 Link to lyrics video

9 Holding OnHolding On is a very special song because itrsquos the only song in which Chuck has a vocal part He says a sentence at the end of each verse Itrsquos also one of the very few songs that the band has never performed live probably because no one could replace Chuck on the vocal partsLink to lyrics video

10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

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10 No LoveDespite not being released as a single this song has entered the Canadian Hot 100 peaking at No 77 The song has received a lot of good reviews due to its lyrical contentsLink to lyrics video

11 What IfWith a length of 555 minutes this song is the longest on the record Itrsquos quite different from most of the other songs one reason being the use of violins They performed the song along with the OSM Orchestra on September 22nd 2011 in Montreal which was the first time ever that they played it live since their tour in 20082009Link to lyrics video

12 Running Out Of TimeThis song is a bonus track on Simple Planrsquos self-titled album This song is both upbeat and catchy in a way but itrsquos also one of those songs that you put on at a high vol-ume when yoursquore not in your best mood Running out of Time was written by Simple Plan Nate Hills and Arnold Lanni who also wrote the majority of the other songs on the album Many fans have agreed that the lyrics in this song are incredibly powerful ldquorsquoCause yoursquore watching people die and you still donrsquot carerdquo and even one of their best songs

Written by Sinja allforlefebvre

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

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13

13

13

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R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 40: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

ldquoOn a scorching hot Melbourne day Emma Caity and I headed to Phoenix Youth Centre to see Nine Sons of Dan We had been waiting to see them live and meet them in person since Sian and I interviewed them last year They have just released their single ldquoFunrdquo We were lucky that we were able to get in early as it was so hot outside After helping to set up the bands merch the crowd came in I sold quite a few tees straight off and bought many for myself To kick off the gig was a band called Home Town They were great Check out their facebook page here I bought their merch pack and the singlet is perfect The next band was Have You Seen This Boy They rocked the place with their pure energy Their CD was available and I have listened to it many times in particular the song lsquoWe Got You Surroundedrsquo Their facebook page is here

Letrsquos Not Pretend kicked off their set with their song called lsquoRocketshiprsquo These guys have certainly got the touch when it comes to connecting with their audience They then sang lsquoBelieve itrsquo followed by a Cover of lsquoAll the Small Thingsrsquo a Blink cover which really got the crowd going They played some songs of their new EP as well as a medley of lsquoJet Lagrdquo (which of course I loved) and lsquoSummer and lsquoLike NeverrsquoThe last song was ldquoOut of Timersquo which is my favourite of the EP I strongly encour-age you to check them out and purchase their EP These guys are so friendly happy to sign their merch and have pics taken I was able to get their set list as I asked Jordan to grab me one Check out their facebook page Watch out for our interview with them in the May Edition

FUN TOUR

Supported by Letrsquos Not Pretend Hometown and Have You Seen This Boy

Written by Jen JustJenRees

ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

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ldquoSet list

Diamond SkinYou Took My Heart Again

VillainCitiesAnimal

Biffy Clyro- Mountains(cover)Shersquos So FineHope Is Dead

LandslideFUN

Nine Sons of Dan were certainly worth the wait to see live Their relaxed banter between themselves and the audience was great Wil took peoples mobile phones while they were setting up and got the band to take selfies which the crowd loved The first song was ldquoDiamond Skinrsquo my fav song of theirs (in fact one of my fav of all bands) Flakey did a great solo and got us clapping while he playedThat was really enjoyable and the entire crowd loved thatThey played the songs of their EP The New Kids

Check out their facebook page for details

NSOD Meet and Greet After interviewing Flakey last year I was really looking forward to meeting them I headed backstage with Marc their manager to have a chat with them Flakey was really talkative and continually tapped his drumsticks on his leg I teased him by say-ing that I had not met anyone that talks as much as me and does he always drum like that He replied ldquoNordquo but the others said he did We all had a chat about the lsquoFunrdquo music video and whether the girls in it were models or friends Apparently they were both All members of the band were friendly and were happy to have lots of pics taken as well as signing merch Huge thanks to Marc for letting us meet them and the band for putting on a great show

The tour was called the lsquoFunrdquo tour That song is a really catchy tune You can watch the video on YouTube

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

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13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 42: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

ldquoldquo

The first time I saw Nine Sons Of Dan was when they were supporting the one and only Simple Plan on their Australian tour in June of last year They were amaz-ing and since that day I had been wishing that they would come back to Townsville hopefully headlining their own show That day came and it was even more amazing than I could of ever imagined

I was lucky enough to go to the pre show soundcheck plus meet and greet along with only three other girlslets just say I will never forget it We all original-ly thought we were just going to watch them soundcheck for a while and then take a few photos with them before head-ing back out to the line to join everyone elseso when we were actually taken backstage saying I was just a little excit-ed would be an understatement

After hanging out for a while and having photos with them all we were taken to the stage so we could be up the front before everyone else was allowed in The open-ing act Finding Luna were quite different in sound from Nine Sons Of Dan but had plenty of energy and by the end of their set they even had a few people dancing around in the crowd

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for came Nine Sons Of Dan were about to perform and after seeing them with Simple Plan I knew they could put on one hell of a show They were even more awesome than last time The amount of energy they all had while performing was

unbelievable and during Landslide it was almost impossible to keep your eyes off Dan (guitar) as the energy he has and they way he performs is so captivating Their crowd interaction was also bril-liant Throughout the show Jay (singer) took some peoples phones and recorded from the stage and after seeing some of the footage it looks awesome The only downside of their set was that it finished

All the guys hung around for ages af-terwards to make sure they got photos with everyone even when everyone was asked to move outside Have to say they give really good hugs They were all so nice and made everyone feel really com-fortable around them I even felt like I could go up to them more than once to get my ticket signed along with more than one photo My friend and I asked for hug photos which were really nice but then Wil decided to take it one step further and proposed for the photothis one step further thing also happened when I asked for piggy back photos he actually got me to sit on his shoulders I finally found a perk to being short And thats a perfectly reasonable excuse to fangirl al-right

Though anyway in total the entire night was amazing Definitely the highlight of 2013 so far I left with 3 of Dans picks 1 of Pidgeys 1 signed ticket a ton of pho-tos and lots of memories I just hope they come back up this away again sometime soon

R e v i e w

written by Sian sianiigoesrawrr

13

ldquo 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

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R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 44: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

R e v i e w

ldquoSince Leeann and I bought our tickets to Sound Wave we have counted down the days The draw card for me was Blink 182 and All Time Low and for Leeann it was Mettalica Metallica So we had many a discussion (sometimes heated) over who we would see Luckily when the schedule came out Blink and Metallica did not clash luckily as I shudder to think whether our friendship could handle the arguments

Finally the day arrived Leann -How long have we known each other and you still canrsquot spell my name right- and I met the day before and decided to stay at the Crown Towers in Melbourne We did a lit-tle gambling had some dinner saw a band and maybe a little drinking Yes Jen was corrupting me but had a pretty early night as we knew the big day was almost upon us We did not plan to leave really early as the crowds lining up to get in would be huge and we wanted to get a few drinks in to get us through the day I headed down to the pool for a swim and had a nice chat to the guy in the lift that was wearing a cap and sunglasses He asked me what I was doing and I said that I was going to SW He said he was as well We wished each other a great day and went our own way When I got back to the room and told Leeann she thought it could have been someone famous With my

luck I knew that the only time in almost 24 hours that we had been separated it was bound to be somebody famous

Then finally we were ready to go We jumped on the train -after jumping on the beds did I mention Jen was corrupting me- at Flinders Street Station and the train was not too packed At the next station there were so many people that we all packed in Leeann and I were separated but I kept yell-ing over to her as well everyone else was yelling and being silly too The train jolted as it left the next station my arm slipped and I grabbed hold of the nearest thing I could This happened to be a lovely young manrsquos behind I did not believe this story then and I still donrsquot believe it now Jen was just going for the grope I said sor-ry and he replied that it was no worries and that he enjoyed it and I could feel free to do it again I could not stop laughing and then ended up talking to a large group of guys about their tattoos Something about the fact that we had taken a day off work and spent the money to go and see bands all day made us all very friendly Should I mention Jenrsquos son and best mate were also with us while all this was going on

Written by Jen andthen Leeann tells the truth

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 45: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Ok so we arrive at Flemington racecourse where Soundwave was being held knowing that we needed to enter through the Ep-som Road entry Someone had lost our tickets no idea who that could be Donrsquot look at me I was smart enough to get my ticket emailed to me I did not know that it would be the entry on the other side of the racecourse past the show grounds No problem we used the brisk 45 minute walk to warm up for all the jumping that we would be doing (not sure that Leeann would agreehellip) Irsquom just glad we found that little oasis where we were saved

from dehydration even if it was only a few hundred metres from the actual gate I was glad that we did as we then met up with the boys from Masketta Fall and got a quick pic between songs It was great to see them it was the first time that Leeann had met them and she had heard all about them from me (Maybe more than once or twice) Well I didnrsquot really meet them more just got thrown in the shot as Jenrsquos son took pics But I did final-ly get to hear them sing and they are AWESOME

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 46: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

When we finally made it through the gates we headed to stage one to see Anthrax Anthrax WOW still canrsquot believe I finally got to see them live I wonrsquot say how old I am but letrsquos just say I finally got to fulfil a dream made by my 15 year old self I had no idea that they were that old Hold on didnrsquot I just say we were not talking age However I guess we are all ag-ing at the same rate Speak for your-self I donrsquot want to be told to grow up We decided not to get our merch at the first tent as the lines were pretty big (HUGE MISTAKE) You can say that again And we had a look around -tak-ing pics of anyone that even looked like they might have been a part of a band- We bought some SW merch -Jen did she is always buying merch- at a smaller stand and then went to find out about meet and greet tickets They were all sold out and even though a friend of mine who had lined up since 6 am did not get them She was devastated as she wanted to meet All Time Low Being a fellow Hustler member I did feel it was a little unfair not to have the chance to meet them But it was not really fair that Melbourne was left out of their Side wave but donrsquot get me started on what I think of all that Can we get back to the soundwave review

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 47: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Now it was at this stage that we decided to line up for merch I was keen for a blink tee so was my son and his friend Leeann was keen for yep you guessed it Metalli-ca Can I just add here that I live in the bush so any chance to actually buy merch featuring my favourite bands canrsquot be passed up Well we lined up for at least 2 hours before I said that I could not stand anymore (which in reality was prob 5 minutes) Who are you kidding you walked me to the line and gave up It wasnrsquot even 5 minutes but Leeann said she would tough it out and take one for the team Well she certainly did My job was to get bottles of water and deliver them to her I had to walk a long way and when I got back I could not find her Leeann is not the tallest person -I prefer the term verti-cally challenged thank you- that I know and well the crowd was tall and huge I

tried ringing and texting but we did not have that much success connecting We laughed later about getting text messages 2 hours later but not at the time So I lay in the shade and after about an hour I was starting to get worried I still have night mares about being stuck in the merch mosh More and more people were lining up but not many people were coming out I guess I should be grateful for it be-ing so cosy in the merch line That is what stopped me from hitting the floor when I fainted Well that and the nice man in the MXPX shirt that I groped as I passed out Finally after an hour and a half -is that all It felt a LOT longer than that- Leeann emerged with our merch (is this the time to tell Leeann that I got a Blink tee at around 6pm with no line Maybe not) Not happy Jen

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 48: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

By the time we got the merch ok Leeann got the merch the lucky 100 people were meeting All Time Low There were people there meeting Miss May I too or didnrsquot you notice them We got some really great shots of them meeting some fans but it was all over very quickly There were so many people that would have been hap-py to donate money to the charity to get a photo but apparently Alex had to rest Why he could not rest instead of laying in the parking lot of his hotel at 4 in the morn-ing I donrsquot know It was 2am and wasnrsquot it Jack who was doing that Remem-ber you asked the doorman at our hotel about it even though they were staying somewhere else hahaha Anyway donrsquot get me started on ATL again Did I mention that there was no Melbourne Side wave Or Hustlers could not meet them Yes I believe you did so get back on topicSo after that huge effort of mine to ensure that we had merch -cough cough yeah right- Leeann and I headed over to one of the bars to meet up with Jason a mate of Leeannrsquos and to have a well earned drink I needed rehydration after the merch mosh Luckily Jason had lined up as the queues were huge

Well after a few text messages and a phone call with Jason yelling where he was we finally caught up with him After quickly consuming a can Leeann and I realised in the nick of time that All Time Low was about to start We ran -yes I ran- over to tent 4 where ATL had just come on stage We managed to get close to the front Leeann was taking pics and videos while I rang Sian -one of our writers- Not sure how much she heard as I was screaming When they sang lsquoTime Bombrsquo I nearly cried as I knew that Chuck and Pierre wrote it Weightless was prob the best song that they performed the crowd certainly seem to like that I know I did The songs they sang were their most popular ones and made the crowd really wild I had been waiting a long time to see them live and I hope they do come back as promised When Alex said that they were coming back in the lsquoFallrsquo we got a little ex-cited until he said oh no I meant our Fall your springhellip But hey we look forward to seeing them in September Woohoo canrsquot wait

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 49: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Then after All Time Low we headed over to see Blink I was a little worried that I was going to cry all the way through it as I had waited so long to see them I was sad about Travis but totally understood as I am petrified of flying Howev-er the day after saying that he was not getting on the plane for Travis to adver-tise a signing session that seemed pre booked was a bit annoying Blink was the highlight of the concert for me Yeah they are all right I guess The set list was a bit messed up and I guess they thought that it should be different to Syd-neyrsquos I loved every song they did but when they did not sing lsquoI Miss Yoursquo I was nearly in tears Mind you

if they had played it I would have been in tears any-way There were so many people at Blink I wonder if any of the other bands had crowds to see them It was packed It was just so good to see them live (Did I say that already)What you could actual-ly see them I caught the occasional glimpse of them on one of the big screens but that was only if the crowds part-ed in sync but it was still awesome to be sur-rounded by so many oth-er people dancing and singing along especially when they played family reunion

So once Blink was over we decided to go for a drink Blaming Jason for cor-rupting us at this point as more drinks were his idea I was feeling a bit over whelmed with the excitement of Blink that I decided to go and get something to eat Leeann headed into the bar -where I could enjoy a drink and still take in Lincoln Park- and I joined the mass of people heading to the other stages One guy thought that it would be fun to go wild and dance around Well he knocked a few people over and elbowed me in the jaw It hurt I got out of the crowd bought some chips and sat down leaning against a wall Af-ter a while I realised that I was hearing lots of laugh-ter coming from a group of teens They were looking at me Whoops They were all students at the school I teach at I waved at them One of them came over to speak to me she had finished year 12 last year and we had a great chat

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 50: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Meanwhile I had texted Leeann to say I was hav-ing a sit down but she did not get it The last text she got was me saying that I had got elbowed in the head so she got a little wor-ried A little worried I was FREAKING OUT espe-cially when you had been missing over an hour and Jason started telling me you had left and gone back to the motel So we tried to find each other Clearly the elbow in the head made me a little cra-zy as when I was wander-ing around trying to find her I totally forgot about the meeting point Meet-ing point ndash in the event of any of us getting lost we would head to the big elevator type amuse-ment ride This being the tallest structure in the whole venue and was also lit up once it started getting dark I can see how Jen forgotNOT During this time I passed the empty merch tent and bought another blink tee Aaaaagggghhhhh Ja-son found me wandering around in a daze and then he found Leeann for me So that was fine you know she was not worried at all I was not worried I was in tears on the verge of taking up smoking again thatrsquos how calm I was So

then we headed over to see Metallica we got a great place to see them and the opportunity to sit down Then I got all of Leeannrsquos worried textshellip I may have sent one or two dozen

But we were now safe and together having fun It was time for me to introduce Jen to Metallica and my head banging skills Thank goodness there is no footage of this well I donrsquot think there is any footage of this Then the realisation that the guy on the big screen playing the drums was the guy Irsquod seen in the lift earlier in the day was scary I thought hmmmm maybe I should not tell Leeann She saw the look on my face and kept saying WHAT Let the re-cord show I thought the look on her face was due to her still being unwell or

in pain from the elbow to the jaw cause thatrsquos the kind of friend I am wor-ried about her health even with one of my all time favourite bands playing I had to tell her However Leeann was fine about it not upset at allhellip um may-be not quite the truth Ok so there may have been some colourful language used when I was ex-pressing myself my voice might have been a little raised but that was only to make sure you could hear me over the band

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

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JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 51: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

and I might have said once or twice that I hated you but I didnrsquot punch you in the arm it was a love tap BUT I still maintain that exercise can be good for something as I was going for a swim and she decided not to So that proves that ex-ercise is always good for you I hate you Metallica were spectacular Have I con-verted you Jen Leeann may write a bit more about them as I donrsquot really know them at all (Clearly or I would have know it was Lars in the lift) I will never ever let you forget who Lars is either

JEN THIS IS LARS

Metallica - 2 hours and 8 minutes of pure musical genius (Irsquom not bias at all) The guys played 18 tracks and rocked them all Kicking off the night with Hit the lights they soon had fans jumping playing songs from 6 of their albums I like many other fans was shocked when the first strands of lsquoMy Friend of Miseryrsquo started as this was the first time it had ever been played in Australia and the first time it had been added to a set list that didnrsquot include a full performance of the Black Album I donrsquot think my mum was impressed when I rang and told her to get my kids out of bed so they could hear some of the concert (what can I say my boys have been raised Metallica fans too) When the gun fire started and flames leapt into the night at the start of lsquoOnersquo goose bumps spread across my arms and tears sprung to my eyes for this was the song that led me to Metal-lica all those years ago Irsquom glad every-one else was singing along to Nothing Else Matters as my voice was shot by the end of it I was singing that loud but that didnrsquot stop me from attempting to sing along for the rest of the set When the camera zoomed in on James kneel-ing on the stage projecting onto the screens surrounding the stage the im-age of him holding a specially designed Australia 2013 pick you should have heard the crowd erupt (My only regret of the day not being close enough to the stage that night to get one of those picks) Then as the balls dropped dur-ing Seek and Destroy the tears started again for I knew not only was Metallica coming to an end but so was SW13 in Melbourne The perfect end to a perfect day

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 52: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

After Metallica we headed back towards the station The police were setting up fences to control the crowd but being the rebels we are we snuck through Just another example of Jen leading me astray We got herded into the crowd and shuffled our way towards the station The first gate we came to was locked but they quickly opened it so we were able to get to the station quicker We lined up on the platform and when the train finally came to a stop the door was right where we were The crowd surged forward and luckily we got on the train unhurt Although there was that moment when I thought my luck had changed and I had a guy finally falling for me until I released he had actually lost his footing in the rush onto the train and was crashing to the floor We managed to get a seat and spent the whole trip listening to a guy blab on and on about his headache I was trying to resist having a go at the woman trash talking Metallica Irsquom a lover not a fighter until it comes to my boys ie My kids or the bands I love We were trying not to go to sleep When we got off the train I realised that we were at the wrong end of the platform so we headed the other way letting some other people go first as there was a rat the size of a wombat on the platform I 2nd that the rat was HUGE When we got down to the gate that would lead us out of the sta-tion we found it locked we could not get out So once again the rebel in us took over A guy helped me get over Yes I have pictures and so could you allfor the right price lol Then he got over and we helped Leeann over Hold on thatrsquos not how I remember it I helped the guy over and then the two of you held all my gear while I struggled over the gate This gate was taller than me people honestly There once again was a sense of people sticking together as we were all at the same concert That is probably how I got the huge bruise on my leg but I canrsquot be sure My love tap was to your arm so you canrsquot blame me for that one) I still could but I wont Canrsquot believe that after all day at a concert I get hurt by climbing a fence at Flinders street Station

ldquoWe headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warped

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 53: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

ldquoWe then started to head towards Crown I donrsquot get out much at night in the city - hello I donrsquot get out much period- and was stunned at how many buskers and people there were It was around 12-30am by this stage We stopped at one guy that had a huge telescope and we got to see Saturn with its rings How many drinks had you had I thought Saturn only had one ring I only saw one ring It was so cool We then saw a guy dressed up as Mario and some other freaky people I hope yoursquore not talking about me at this point We se-riously only just made it back to Crown we were so tired that each step was an effort When we got to our room we both fell onto our beds and did not move for half an hour I was still holding the room key in my hand I was too tired to let it go

What an awesome day I had a great time I wonrsquot bore you all with the next day but I had a relaxing time as I had a late check out After less than 3 hours sleep I crept out of our motel room while Jen slept and headed to the airport After such a big day the day before may-be an 8am flight out was not a good idea) Canrsquot wait till we do it all again next year (Next year Warped Tour is heading back down under in Decem-ber I say we hit that I promise that I wonrsquot lose the tickets and will remember our back up plan if we get lost

We headed in to Flemington Racecourse pretending that we did not know Leeann and

Jen After the hour long walk to the right gate thanks heaps Jen for losing the tick-

ets but at least we got to see Masketta Fall as they were there As soon as we were

through the gate we told Jen what we wanted merch wise then ran off to meet our

friends who were closer to our own age However they had strange music taste so we

ditched them and went to see All Time Low Blink and Linkin Park We agree that Blink

was the highlight of the day as well as Linkin Park Over all we loved it and it was one

of the best days of ourlives Funniest part Our school ringing to ask where we were

and Jen trying to lie but in the end she told themThanks to Jen (mum to Nick and 2nd

Mum to Peter) and Leeann for taking us We are willing to go again and canrsquot wait for

Warpedwritten by Nick and Peter

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 54: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

FAN OF THE MONTHThis month I am pleased to introduce to you the Lucky Fan

of the Month who lives in the Philippines Her name is Agnes and we are now chatting a lot over twitter

It was a pleasure to meet her To find out more about her please read on

When was the first time you heard about Simple PlanI saw their ldquoAddictedrdquo MV on TV once and I was like ldquohmm this bandrsquos pretty awe-somerdquo and after that I just fell in love with them and searched their other songs and that was in 2004When was your first SP show Unfortunately I havenrsquot been to any of their concerts Theyrsquove been here twice but I live a gazillion miles away from the usual ven-ueFor How long have you been a SP fan For 9 years now and Irsquom still very much in love with themWhat do you like the most about Simple Plan What I like most about Simple Plan is that they always keep it real no pretenses especially with their songs You just listen to their songs and you already feel like yoursquore okay because you know that SP is just right there to comfort you yoursquod feel like SP has got your back with their songs Lastly theyrsquore pretty awesome guys who love their fans so much and I admire them for that and for being humble They always appreciate their fans and theyrsquove also not forgotten where they came from and that for me is a mark of an AWESOME and AUTHENTIC band

Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why My SP CDs and posters When I listen to their songs I feel like Irsquom watching them live especially their live albums and it makes me feel better I also talk to my SP posters it also makes me feel better But Irsquom totally NORMAL I swearSay what SP means to you Simple Plan is more than just a band to me The guys are my heroes and my inspi-ration Their songs have helped through the hardest times of my life and just deal-ing and understanding who I am Without them and their songs then Irsquod probably feel like Irsquom nothing that my existence is worth-less They might not knowwill never know this but they mean so much to me They basically let me know like no one else that ITrsquoS OKAY TO BE MYSELFDescribe each member with one wordDave- MysteriousJeff- CoolPierre- Pierrefect (haha)Seb- HOTChuck- AwesomeFavorite SP song and whyIrsquod have to say CRAZY The lyrics are pow-erful and relatable I was in high school when I first heard this song and I was just mad at some people for trying to be some-one theyrsquore not and this was the perfect theme song to accompany my teenage angst

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 55: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Whatrsquos your favorite part of ABP-FY Uhm Pierre humping David on the first part LOL Kidding My favorite partrsquos actually the ldquolooking backrdquo part that part made me cry and made me love Simple Plan even more If you could ship each member with an other artist with whom would it be and why Pierre amp Billie Joe Chuck amp Tre David amp Jack Barackat Jeff amp Pete Wentz (pairings seem odd to me but I like it) Seb amp Patrick (my favorite duo)If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you do It would probably be in a recording stu-dio with the guys and wersquoll be making music all day My dream is to actually sing with SP someday although I suck at playing instruments but I can sing Haha And after that we can watch a movie or two As long as Irsquom with them I wouldnrsquot even mind what wersquore doing or gonna do Best Simple Plan memoryIt was when Pierre said hi to me My friend went to Warped Tour 2011 where SP was also performing She knows Irsquom a huuuuuge fan of them especially Pierre so during the meet and greet she asked Pierre if he could say hi to her friend while she records it and Pierre was such a sweetheart he agreed Pierre was like ldquoHi to your friend hi Ag-nesrdquo with a huge smile on his face and when I saw the video on facebook I just screamed and cried and just went crazy lsquocuz Pierre just said hi to me indirectly though but who cares That moment was one of the best moments of my lifeHave you made friends thanks to Simple Plan YES Irsquove made a lot of friends all around the world on twitter friends who are also as addicted to SP as I am and

we talk about SP all day Special shout-out to my buddies Stacy and Sam DFavorite SP quote ldquoIrsquom not a rockstar Irsquom a loser who got luckyrdquo - Pierre BouvierFavorite Simple Plan videoIrsquom Just A KidWhat song would you like SP cover Damn Sure by Taking Back SundayApart of SP which other bands do you like Green Day Good Charlotte All Time Low Yellowcard Taking Back Sunday Panic At The Disco Forever The Sick-est Kids Mayday Parade Marianas Trench Imagine Dragons The Killers The Script The Fray My Chemical Ro-mance Fall Out Boy Boys Like Girls Lifehouse

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 56: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Q If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what would you tellthemPierre Chuck Seb David Jeff you guys are my heroes and my inspiration You helped me overcome the hardest challenges Ive encountered in my life and Im very grateful for that You may not know this but you mean so much to me that I couldnt just imagine living in a world without you guys I hope you keep making awesome mu-sic and keep inspiring people as you have inspired me I have been in love with you since 2004 its been 9 years but I havent metseen you live yet but Im very hopeful that someday I will Ill meet you there I can wait forever I love you guys and Im proud to call myself an ASTRONAUT LONG LIVE SIMPLE PLAN

PS Seb I hope you dont mind this but Im declaring myself your ldquoWrdquo Remember when you replied to me on twitter with the letter ldquoWrdquo P

Q Okay now pick 2 songs of the No Pads album and say what you think the real meanings behind them 1 Id Do Anything ndash This song was actually written for David Bahahahaha2 Meet You There ndash This song was probably written about one of their relatives who passed away

Q Favorite lyrics off No Pads

ldquoIrsquoll meet you there no matter where life takes me tordquo because I know Ill meet SP someday )

I loved meeting Agnes I hope that one day she can come to Australia and see my SP merch collection Once again a pleasure to meet another member of the SP family We have so much in common - our love for music clearly

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 57: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

SP

LIVE

photos byBrett Rossi LisaGabrielle Sue Courtney JodieLeeann and Jen

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 58: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

March2nd - Canadian band These Kids Wear Crowns will be heading to LA for a little co writing session with Pierre and Chuck

2nd - Leaving Canadarsquos winter behind him David headed to warm-er weather where hersquos been able to ride his precious bike In LA he managed to persuade Chuck to join him on a little road trip

10th - The boys headed back to their home town of Montreal to hang out with some contestants from the Desjardins Ma Zone D contest

10th - Chuck not only attended the celebrity hockey game but was also named team captain and helped lead his team to victory scoring 2 goals in the 12-8 win The event which took place at the Sylvio-Mantha arena in Montreal was held to help raise money for the residents of the nursing home at Des Seigneurs et Saint-Henri cen-tre trough the Reacutesidences Mance-Deacutecar Foundation

16th - After a very long flight the guys finally arrived in Jakarta ahead of their scheduled appearance on In-donesian televisions ANTVrsquos 20th Anniversery show

6th - Seb and Jeff appeared on Ricardo Larriveacuteersquos cooking show ldquoRicardordquo on Ra-dio-Canada today You can check it out here Part 1 and Part 2

11th - Chuck invites fans to attend La Gibelotte Festival in Sorel-Tracy Canada in July Check out here

15th - The rumors have been flying for quite a while but now itrsquos official on March 27th Simple Plan will release a special Japanese edition of Get Your Heart On The album will notonly feature the tracks we love but also include a naked version of Astronaut as well as a special version of Summer Paradise fea-turing Taka from ONE OK ROCK

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 59: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

17th - Simple Plan performed as part of Viva La Vida event that was held as part of ANTVrsquos anniversery celebrations Although being streamed live the guys actually came back after their initial appear-ance to perform a few more songs for those present The songs shown as part of the live stream can be seen here Part 1 and Part 2

19th - Today marks 11 years since the release of No Pads No Helmets Just Balls

21st - Artist Against (a group of Canadian musicians which featured Pierre) this week received the Heatseeker Award for Special Collaboration for their reedition of the Cyndi Lauper classic ldquoTrue Colorsrdquo

21st - Chuck along with Simple Planrsquos manager Eric Law-rence today attended two panels as part of the Cana-dian Music Week The panel entitled ldquoRoad Cases Ex-porting Simple Plan - Case Studyrdquo and ldquoCoalition Music Artist Entrepeneurrdquo looked at the business side of music

21st - Four of the guys today attended this yearrsquos Canadi-an Music and Broadcast Industry Award gala in Toronto Canada where they were presented with the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award in recognition of their fund-raising efforts and dedication to youth welfareThis annu-al award is presented to ldquoyoung Canadians who have the ability to turn their talent into inspiration and who are mak-ing a poisitive impact in the field of music film literature visual or performing arts sports innovation or philantropyrdquo

23rd - They have arrived SPINCHINAldquoIf you can see this it means we have landed in Beijing SPINCHINArdquo

Written byLeeann Adnaxar

16th - The Desjardins organisation has been running a contest to support young people a chance to follow their passions The winner of the contest which has been run in conjunction with Ma Zone D and Simple Plan will be announced at a cere-mony on April 13th You can check out a video message the guys released on this event

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 60: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Talk

- Pierre -

- Jeff -

Love when Pierre is back out on the road cause that means hersquos back on twitter Once upgraded it was time to head to Beijing Pierre has since been sharing his pics of the tour across his social net works be it his morning cuppa or a can of coke we all just love seeing and hearing what hersquos up to

007 was put on hold once Jeff dis-covered Bowiersquos new record was being released Real life might in-volve being able to keep in touch but therersquos nothing better than shar-ing fish tacos and a few beers with fiends Some much needed time off had Jeff reflecting on the past and that one day at band camp Re-energized positive and inspired Jeff was ready to do some more work on his upcoming projects be-fore hitting the road again Home from Jakarta Jeff showed us living in the Southern hemisphere what we were all missing out on then with everything marked off his to do list it was time to head back out on tour March also saw Jeff finally reach the 100k mark on twitter (Woohoo) canrsquot wait to see the much awaited videoJeff is now verified and officially on Instagram

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 61: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

- Sebastien - - David -- Chuck -

Trying to write this piece I know there have been many months where Irsquove asked myself -ldquoWHERErsquoS DAVIDrdquo Well it seems hersquos here Now we just need to find him David must have known where he was going tho as he managed to find his way to a Foo Fighters Pink and The Hives concert Wish my sat nav could do that

March began with the writ-ing of more music and songs Things seemed a little quieter with Seb ask-ing whatrsquos happing and if anybody was off this week Still being 75k away from 200000 twitter followers hasnrsquot stopped Seb mak-ing plans with Chady for his video to mark the occasion Spending time with fami-ly in the studio with MTL or spreading some MOTH love Seb enjoyed his time off before catching up with the boys and heading off on tour first to Indonesia where he was able to relax in his pjrsquos on the plane and then to China after a little side trip to Toronto to collect a little award

Irsquom not sure if it was work or play but never the less Chuck got to spend a bit of time hanging out with the Madden brothers at their studio before Dumb and Dumber (David and himself) took off on a little lsquoRoad Triprsquo Home with the family Chuck enjoyed a home cooked meal cour-tesy of his mum as well as just driving around lis-tening to music he loves A smelly passenger didnrsquot stop them having a great time in Jakarta even if they were only there around 30 hours before heading back home to Canada where he spoke on 2 pan-els during Canadian Mu-sic Week and was present with fellow band members to receive the Humanitari-an Spirit Award

Written by LeeannAdnaxar

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 62: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Written byLuke lukeryanclarke

Full Name JEAN-FRANCcedilOIS STINCODate of birth AUGUST 22 1978Birthplace MONTREAL Height 510Hair Colour (NO HAIR) BROWN EYEBROWSEye Colour GREEN BROWN Twitter JEFFSTINCOWebsite HTTPSIMPLEPLANCOM

bull SporttowatchFootballbull ColorBlackbull ClothingLineRoleModelbull FoodItalianampSushibull BandsGoodCharlotteMarvellous3GoldfingerMxPxGreenDayBadReligionHendrixMestDefLeppardTheUsedBlink182U2JimmyEatWorldGunsampRosesPinkFloydbull MovieDeadPoetSocietyStandByMeAlmostFamousbull TVShowTheOsbornesFriendbull BrothersJean-PhilippeandJeanVitalbullDaughtersMayaandZoe

JEFF

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 63: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Jeff Stinco

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 64: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

SP Friends News

My Chemical Romance goes to the black parade

The Never Ever return home from recording in New York and

announce a Australian Tour Check out the details here

On the 22nd of March My Chemical Romance post-ed a statement on their website announcing that they were parting ways As a person who used to be a huge fan of theirs I was pretty bummed to say the least As much as I donrsquot like to admit my old MCR phase itrsquos still a part of me I still think theyrsquore a great band The sentimental period was only made worse through Gerardrsquos official statement on this which was very well written and basically told the fans how the band had lost its magic read here Though they were hated by about 75 of the people of the world they really were an incredible band My Chemical Romance may be done but theyrsquore not gone As long as you still listen to their music theyrsquoll never be dead written by Kalila

imnotkalila

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 65: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

BOWLING FOR SOUP are releasing a new album and asked fans to pledge to support them and in return fans received the items or meet and greet that they bought This was a huge success

Check out the details here on their facebook page I am looking forward to their new album Yes I pladged

This band has just released his EP Light Years Apart on iTunes you can purchase it here

They are also touring Australia to promote their EP I have seen them live and they are awesome Check out the dates

ldquo We have designed a special bunch of wristbands which say ldquoSTAY STRONGrdquo The inspiration for the message has come from our fans who have faced difficult times at some stage in their lives We want you guys to know that no matter how hard things are they will get better and that Lets Not Pretend will always be here for you guys hearts

) on sale soon ldquo

Just released Their new music video for Rocketship to the Stars

Check it out here

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 66: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Call The Shots to release new EP ldquoWhen Everything Goes Wrongrdquo

April 5

Wake The Giants release new single

ldquoElodeerdquoCheck it out here

Wake The Giants to release new EP ldquoThe Townrdquo March 26

Tonight Alive release new single ldquoBreakdownrdquo ft Good Charlottersquos Benji

Madden Check out the music video here

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 67: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

All Time Low release music video for single ldquoSomewhere In Neverlandrdquo

Check it out here

Chunk No Captain Chunk Release new song ldquoRe-

startrdquo Check it out here

30 Seconds To Mars release new album ldquoLove Lust Faith + Dreamsrdquo

May 21

Written bySian sianiigoesrawrr

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 68: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Qu z

Guess the song

1) ldquoSometimes I feel like everybodyrsquos got a problemrdquo 2) ldquoI try not to think about the pain I feel insiderdquo 3) ldquoYou can say whatever try to mess with meldquo 4) ldquoThe life wersquore leaving itrsquos all masqueradeldquo 5) ldquoI wish that I could bring you backldquo 6) ldquoI need somewhere to goldquo 7) ldquoMy heartrsquos sill burningldquo 8) ldquoIrsquom impolite and I make fun of everyoneldquo 9) ldquoThe sun is coming up donrsquot want to get out of bedldquo10) ldquoNo one hears meldquo

Written by Sonia DarrenIsMyLove

The answers Next month

SP

Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

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Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

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Chuck rdquoThe album

is going to be delayed we just

discovered wiirdquo

Jeff rdquoWe knew that we wanted to

change we didnrsquot know howrdquo

(about album)

Pierre ldquoKept writing writing writingand writing till

eventually realize that

we had got nothingrdquo(about songs)

David rdquoWersquore

gonna have problem

Chuck is gonna be

walking

around saying he did

backing vocals on the track holding on

rightrdquo

Seb rdquoWe are a

super socially engaged band with our music

But if we can make

people forget

about their problems by coming to a show and

having fun we did

our partrdquo

Quote Page

Written by Damla pierre_1905

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 70: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

Bands beside SP you like I love so much Paramore Maroon 5 Fall Out Boy Texas and Green Day Im gonna see Maroon 5 live in Paris in July with a friend its a sold out concert And maybe in August Fall Out Boy I think its gonna be huge All these bands are back this year with new records and new tour dates so Im really excited to see them during a show

Since when have you been a fan Irsquom a fan since 2004 I would like to buy the Welcome to my life single but it was sold out so I bought the album I became a fan by listening to Still Not Getting Any for the first time Irsquom a Simple Plan nerd I collect all records cd singles dvds and vinyls about the band That begins to take up some space in my room

Hobbies I like going to concerts listening to music playing video games listening to Man of the Hour watching movies and tv shows I love to hang out in Paris visiting museums and just have fun there Also I love very much being stuck in front of my laptop surfing on web sites

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 71: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Have you seen SP live Yeah three times The first time was during a private show in Paris it was hot it was for the promo of GYHO And Sebastien gave me his towel it was coolThe second time was the biggest European show in Paris It was a really huge concert and the guys took a picture with the crowd (we have not yet seen the photo) I thought that I was going to die in the crowd because of the temperature and the pushing And the third concert was in Nantes it was a different concert because the most of people in the crowd came for the very first time at a Simple Plan show and they were really shy But there were two projects during the show paper planes during Jet lag and the message You dont have any power but you are my heroes during This song saved my life The guys really liked the concert and Jeff was very emotional at the end of the show Sebastien gave me his guitar pick because I was the only girl with the message in front

of him and after the show he remembered me and he talked a little bit with meHave you met them At the end of the shows I met Chuck two times I met David but it was re-ally fast And I met Sebastien The next time Ill speak much more with him because I love so much that guyFav SP Song Welcome to my life This song is really special for me it helped me when I was teen-ager I was disliked by the others I received a lot of stupid jokes because of my name (it means laquo death raquo in french)Fav SP music video Welcome to my life too I remember when for the very first time I watched on tv Welcome to my life music video the lyrics came easily in my mouth whereas I didnt know them yetLanguages I speak French Foreigners Simple Plan fans if you dont speak French or if you dont understand French you are not able to know how to listen the guys speak in French its just so hoooooooot They have a canadian accent and its so cute and adorableI speak English even though I make some mistakes And I understand SpanishWhat do you do for a living Im a student in plastic arts I would like to become a graphic designerFave books Owen Noone amp the Marauder Nine ElevenFave movies Panic Room The Devil Wears Prada One Day Le preacutenom (french movie) The Hunger Games and the saga Resident EvilFave Tv shows I love The Big Bang Theory and I was a huge Friends fan And Lost too Some-times it was weird but I liked it

Valentine ldquoGet to know the sp space teamrdquo is back in april edition

presenting the design editor Valentine Lamort 21 from France letrsquos go

cyclothymiestumblrcomcyclothymieSP

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz

Page 72: SimpleplanspaceApril2013

Next month

Letrsquos Not Pretend Interviewamp Concert Review

Focus on Blink background as well as AusSIEconcert review

Interview with SimplePlancz